Is vernier scale is an example of plain scale?

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Asked by Aakash Malhotra

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Nikhlesh Mathur | Guide-Level 14

2014-02-02 14:22:29

No Aakash, the vernier scale is constructed so that it is spaced at a constant fraction of the fixed main scale. So for a decimal measuring device each mark on the vernier is spaced nine tenths of those on the main scale. If you put the two scales together with zero points aligned, the first mark on