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Rarevernier
The correct spelling is vernier.
How to pronounce vernier
noun
Say it like: Ver-nee-r
The correct spelling is vernier. A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale.
- 2.A secondary control input with finer control than the primary, or coarse, input; for example the vernier frequency tuning knob on a radio.
- 3.A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.
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