Nonius

nonius German Etymology de la Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer. Pronunciation de De-Nonius.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,-,se:Nonien de historical nonius vernier caliper Usage notes Unlike its English counterpart en nonius, the term de Nonius also encompasses the more sophisticated vernier caliper, which works on a similar principle. Declension m,-,se:Nonien Descendants ja - 1 ノギス ko 노기스 1 Further reading de Measuring instruments Latin Nonia gens Etymology Perhaps related to xum Noniar. Pronunciation Nōnius Proper noun Nōnius<2> a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by: Nonius Marcellus, a Roman grammarian Declension Nōnius<2> Derived terms la Nōnia References la nomina gentilia