nonius
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nonius
- /ˈnəʊnɪəs/
Rhymes with -əʊniəs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer.
noun noniuses
- A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier. Well, of course, one must manipulate the various Screw-Settings precisely, read the Nonius, and an hundred other details besides I’d but bore you with,—
Translations
Talk about this word "nonius." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nonius. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nonius. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nonius "nonius." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nonius.Cite this
@misc{nonius_2026,
title = {nonius},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonius},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
