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vernier

noun /vɜrniər/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale

noun

French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)

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