nonius.
A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier.
Meaning & usage
A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer.
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