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ノギス (nogisu) Japanese meaning: vernier calipers | Kotomora

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Meanings

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vernier calipers; vernier micrometer

A precision measuring instrument used in engineering and metalworking. The name derives from the Portuguese mathematician Pedro Nunes (Nonius).

ノギスで部ぶ品ひんの厚あつさを測はかった。
I measured the thickness of the part with vernier calipers.

Related words

スケール
ノギス is the standard Japanese term for a vernier caliper, while スケール is a more technical loanword used for the same tool in some contexts.

Etymology

From Portuguese 'nónio' (Nonius), named after the mathematician Pedro Nunes. The exact path into Japanese is uncertain, but the word is well-established as a technical term.