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副尺 (ふくしゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

副ふく尺しゃく

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Meanings

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noun

vernier scale

Technical term for the auxiliary scale on measuring instruments such as calipers. The cross-reference バーニヤ is a common alternative name.

See also: バーニヤ

ノギスの副ふく尺しゃくで細こまかい長ながさを読よみ取とる。
Read the fine length with the vernier scale of the calipers.

Kanji

副vice-, assistant, aide
尺shaku, Japanese foot, measure

Similar words

バーニヤ
バーニヤ is a more common loanword for 'vernier', while 副尺 is the native Japanese technical term used in the same context.

Etymology

Compound of 副 (sub-, auxiliary) and 尺 (measure, scale). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the vernier scale.