vernier

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vernier. From Pierre Vernier, the inventor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɚniːɹ/ === Noun === vernier (plural verniers) A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale. A secondary control input with finer control than the primary, or coarse, input; for example the vernier frequency tuning knob on a radio. (physics) A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster. ==== Derived terms ==== vernier caliper vernier compass vernier gage / vernier gauge === See also === calipers nonius === Anagrams === nervier, verrine == French == === Noun === vernier m (plural verniers) vernier === References === “vernier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vernier. === Noun === vernier n (plural verniere) vernier ==== Declension ====