vernier

n. 游尺, 游标, 游标尺 [化] 游标

发音

/ˈvɚniːɹ/

词形变化

verniers 复数 verniers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. 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. 3.

    A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.

    物理

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

scale

相关短语

vernier caliper [化] 游标卡尺 vernier calipers 游标卡尺 [机] 游标卡尺

词源

Borrowed from French vernier. From Pierre Vernier, the inventor.

来源：wiktionary