VERNIER


Meaning of VERNIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvə:njə ]

n. a small movable graduated scale for obtaining fractional parts of subdivisions on a fixed main scale of a barometer, sextant, etc. øvernier engine an auxiliary engine for slight changes in the motion of a space rocket etc. [P. Vernier, Fr. mathematician d. 1637]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.