/ Dictionary / Index V vernier: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ver•ni•er Pronunciation: (vûr'nē-ur), [key] —adj. equipped with a vernier: a vernier barometer. Ver•nier Pronunciation: (vûr'nē-ur Fr. ver-nyā'), [key] 1580–1637, French mathematician and inventor. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: vernier (Thesaurus) vernicle vernier caliper Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language