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English: Illustration of a vernier caliper. The caliper is showing a measurement of 2.475 cm ± 0.005 cm. Legend: Outside jaws: used to measure external length; Inside jaws: used to measure internal length; Depth probe: used to measure depth; Main scale (cm) Main scale (inch) Vernier (cm) Vernier (inch) Retainer: used to block/release movable part
The use of the vernier scale is shown on a vernier caliper which measures the internal and the external diameters of an object. The vernier scale is constructed so that it is spaced at a constant fraction of the fixed main scale. So for a vernier with a constant of 0.1, each mark on the vernier is spaced 9/10 of those on the main scale.
Vernier caliper (Wiki brand) Vernier caliper (Wiki brand )- Edit 1 Vernier caliper, vector version with legend in the svg Vernier caliper, ivector version with legend in description, larger labels, removed self-references. This is a difference to my animation below: Using the caliper. It is adressed to those who prefer a static image to better ...
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 subject's vernier (IPA: / ˈ v ɜːr n ɪər /) acuity is the smallest visible offset between the ...
The left height gauge has the vernier scale, while the right one is an electronic height gauge with a digital readout. A height gauge is a measuring device used for determining the height of objects, and for marking of items to be worked on.
Digital instrument meter with digital display. Only numbers are shown at a digital display. Analogue instrument meter with digital display. Only numbers are displayed, but through a mechanical or electro-mechanical display (today very rare but has existed for clocks, certain Doppler meters and informational screens at many stations and airports)
Okay, so you read the big measurement off of the big scale, and the finer one of the vernier scale. But how does the vernier scale know where to indicate? The animation shows a caliper measuring a bolt's width; when it closes, the scale is at 2.4. Then, magically, a little red mark appears and moves along the vernier scale and stops at the 7 ...