VERNIER
\vˈɜːnɪə], \vˈɜːnɪə], \v_ˈɜː_n_ɪ__ə]\
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French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
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a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
By Princeton University
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French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
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a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).