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/ˈnəʊnɪəs/ · noun
A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier..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,—
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Nonius means A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier..
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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,—
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