Vernier may refer to: *

Vernier, Switzerland Vernier () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. It is located in the western suburbs of Geneva. Toponymy The name "Vernier" comes from the Celtic languages, Celtic word "verne," which means ...

Vernier (surname) Vernier is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Émile Louis Vernier (1829–1887), French painter * Marie Vernier (fl. 1590–1627), French actress and theatre director * Pierre Vernier (1580–1637), French mathematician a ...

Pierre Vernier Pierre Vernier (; 19 August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14 September 1637, same location) was a mathematician and instrument inventor. He was the inventor and eponym o ...

, French mathematician and inventor of the Vernier scale *

Vernier scale A vernier scale ( ), named after Pierre Vernier, is a visual aid to take an accurate measurement reading between two graduation markings on a linear scale by using mechanical interpolation, which increases resolution and reduces measurement un ...

, a secondary measuring device *

Vernier thruster A vernier thruster is a rocket engine used on a spacecraft or launch vehicle for fine adjustments to the attitude or velocity. Depending on the design of a craft's maneuvering and stability systems, it may simply be a smaller thruster complement ...

, a secondary control mechanism on spacecraft *

Vernier throttle A vernier throttle is a throttle often used in aircraft. It uses a cable and a screw mechanism to provide the operator precise control over an engine's operation. The concept is similar in use to vernier calipers which have a primary scale for gro ...

, a secondary control mechanism on aircraft *

Vernier Software & Technology Vernier Science Education is an educational software company located in Beaverton, Oregon that produces sensor devices and graphing equipment. History Vernier Software & Technology was founded in 1981 in Portland, Oregon, at the home of David Ver ...

, an educational technology supplier *

Vernier acuity Vernier acuity (from the term "vernier scale", named after astronomer Pierre Vernier) is a type of visual acuity – more precisely of hyperacuity – that measures the ability to discern a disalignment among two line segments or gratings. A subjec ...

, a type of visual acuity

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