A linear measuring instrument consisting of a scaled rule with a projecting arm at one end, to which is attached a sliding vernier with a projecting arm that forms a jaw with the other projecting arm.
Example sentencesExamples
We measured length and maximum breadth of eggs laid by all study pairs using vernier calipers.
Carapace width of each crab was measured with vernier calipers.
Shell lengths of clams were measured to the nearest 0.1 mm using vernier calipers before the start of each trial.
Fascicle length was measured to the nearest 0.1 mm using vernier calipers.
All grasshoppers were measured at the beginning of the experiment to the nearest 0.5 mm using vernier calipers.
He also describes his most famous invention, that of the vernier caliper, an instrument for accurately measuring length.
Thickness of shells, excluding membranes, was measured with vernier calipers to the nearest 0.05 mm.
Definition of vernier caliper in US English:
vernier caliper
noun
A linear measuring instrument consisting of a scaled rule with a projecting arm at one end, to which is attached a sliding vernier with a projecting arm that forms a jaw with the other projecting arm.
Example sentencesExamples
All grasshoppers were measured at the beginning of the experiment to the nearest 0.5 mm using vernier calipers.
Thickness of shells, excluding membranes, was measured with vernier calipers to the nearest 0.05 mm.
Carapace width of each crab was measured with vernier calipers.
Shell lengths of clams were measured to the nearest 0.1 mm using vernier calipers before the start of each trial.
He also describes his most famous invention, that of the vernier caliper, an instrument for accurately measuring length.
We measured length and maximum breadth of eggs laid by all study pairs using vernier calipers.
Fascicle length was measured to the nearest 0.1 mm using vernier calipers.