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noun
A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: navigation
Topics: astronomy, mathematics, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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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