vernal iris
— Noun
– English
~ low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
vernal equinox
— Noun
– English
~ (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces
vernation
— Noun
– English
~ (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
verne
— Noun
– English
~ French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
Verner
— Noun
– English
~ Danish philologist (1846-1896)
Verner's law
— Noun
– English
~ a qualification of Grimm's law
Vernier
— Noun
– English
~ French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637)
vernier caliper
— Noun
– English
~ a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements
vernier
— Noun
– English
~ 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
– English
~ 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
– English
~ a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
vernix caseosa
— Noun
– English
~ a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus