Search Result for "vernier_scale":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale;
[syn: vernier scale, vernier]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vernier scale
    n 1: a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the
         small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions
         of the main scale [syn: vernier scale, vernier]