vernier

vernier englannista suomeksi

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vernier englanniksi

1. Vernier

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. A secondary control input with finer control than the primary, or coarse, input; for example the vernier frequency tuning knob on a radio.

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

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