vernier

NOUN /vɜrniər/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH V

vernier is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4E1R1N1I1E1R1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does vernier mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale.

BROADER
2

French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637).

SYNONYMS
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