vernal iris
— Noun
– English
~ low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
vernal equinox
— Noun
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~ (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces
vernation
— Noun
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~ (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
verne
— Noun
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~ French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
Verner
— Noun
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~ Danish philologist (1846-1896)
Verner's law
— Noun
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~ a qualification of Grimm's law
Vernier
— Noun
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~ French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
vernier caliper
— Noun
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~ a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
vernier
— Noun
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~ a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
vernier micrometer
— Noun
– English
~ a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
vernier scale
— Noun
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~ a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
vernix
— Noun
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~ a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
vernix caseosa
— Noun
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~ a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
vernonia
— Noun
– English
~ any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue