nonius

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nonius

\nɔ.njys\

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Du latin Nonnius, nom latinisé de Pedro Nunes, mathématicien portugais du XVIᵉ siècle.

noun nonnius

Échelle de certains instruments de mathématique, formée de très petites parties et donnant des divisions par la section de transversales.

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@misc{nonius_2026,
  title = {nonius},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/nonius},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}