Nonius

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• Nonius

  Nōnĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens. So M. Nonius Suffenas, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 13.— Nonius Marcellus...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• nonius scale

  , or vernier That fixed to the oblong opening near the lower end of the index-bar of a sextant or ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book