Vermeer
         n 1: Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)
               [syn: {Vermeer}, {Jan Vermeer}, {Jan van der Meer}]

English Dictionary: Vermeer	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verner n Danish philologist (1846-1896) [syn: Verner, {Karl Adolph Verner}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verner's law n a qualification of Grimm's law
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vernier n French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637) Synonym(s): Vernier, Paul Vernier a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale Synonym(s): vernier scale, vernier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vernier caliper n a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements Synonym(s): vernier caliper, vernier micrometer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vernier micrometer n a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements Synonym(s): vernier caliper, vernier micrometer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vernier scale n a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale Synonym(s): vernier scale, vernier
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verner's law \Ver"ner's law\ (Philol.)       A statement, propounded by the Danish philologist Karl Verner       in 1875, which explains certain apparent exceptions to       Grimm's law by the original position of the accent. Primitive       Indo-European k, t, p, became first in Teutonic h, th, f, and       appear without further change in old Teutonic, if the accent       rested on the preceding syllable; but these sounds became       voiced and produced g, d, b, if the accent was originally on       a different syllable. Similarly s either remained unchanged,       or it became z and later r. Example: Skt. sapt[be] (accent on       ultima), Gr. 'e`pta, Gothic sibun (seven). Examples in       English are dead by the side of death, to rise and to rear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vernier \Ver"ni*er\, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre       Vernier.]       A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a       graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale       of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so       graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions       are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one       more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a       division are determined by observing what line on the vernier       coincides with a line on the instrument.          {Vernier calipers}, {Vernier gauge}, a gauge with a graduated             bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used for accurate             measurements.          {Vernier compass}, a surveyor's compass with a vernier for             the accurate adjustment of the zero point in accordance             with magnetic variation.          {Vernier transit}, a surveyor's transit instrument with a             vernier compass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vernier \Ver"ni*er\, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre       Vernier.]       A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a       graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale       of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so       graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions       are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one       more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a       division are determined by observing what line on the vernier       coincides with a line on the instrument.          {Vernier calipers}, {Vernier gauge}, a gauge with a graduated             bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used for accurate             measurements.          {Vernier compass}, a surveyor's compass with a vernier for             the accurate adjustment of the zero point in accordance             with magnetic variation.          {Vernier transit}, a surveyor's transit instrument with a             vernier compass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]       An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or       compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or       thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,       timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,       etc.; -- called also {caliper compasses}, or {caliber       compasses}.          {Caliper square}, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,             having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.             --Knight.          {Vernier calipers}. See {Vernier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vernier \Ver"ni*er\, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre       Vernier.]       A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a       graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale       of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so       graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions       are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one       more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a       division are determined by observing what line on the vernier       coincides with a line on the instrument.          {Vernier calipers}, {Vernier gauge}, a gauge with a graduated             bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used for accurate             measurements.          {Vernier compass}, a surveyor's compass with a vernier for             the accurate adjustment of the zero point in accordance             with magnetic variation.          {Vernier transit}, a surveyor's transit instrument with a             vernier compass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vernier \Ver"ni*er\, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre       Vernier.]       A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a       graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale       of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so       graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions       are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one       more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a       division are determined by observing what line on the vernier       coincides with a line on the instrument.          {Vernier calipers}, {Vernier gauge}, a gauge with a graduated             bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used for accurate             measurements.          {Vernier compass}, a surveyor's compass with a vernier for             the accurate adjustment of the zero point in accordance             with magnetic variation.          {Vernier transit}, a surveyor's transit instrument with a             vernier compass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vernier \Ver"ni*er\, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre       Vernier.]       A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a       graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale       of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so       graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions       are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one       more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a       division are determined by observing what line on the vernier       coincides with a line on the instrument.          {Vernier calipers}, {Vernier gauge}, a gauge with a graduated             bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used for accurate             measurements.          {Vernier compass}, a surveyor's compass with a vernier for             the accurate adjustment of the zero point in accordance             with magnetic variation.          {Vernier transit}, a surveyor's transit instrument with a             vernier compass.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Verner, WV       Zip code(s): 25650