"Nonius" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Nonius.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Nonius}} Borrowed from Latin Nonius Head templates: {{de-noun|m,-,se:Nonien}} Nonius m (strong, genitive Nonius, plural Noniusse or Nonien) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,-,se:Nonien}} Forms: Nonius [genitive], Noniusse [plural], Nonien [plural], strong [table-tags], Nonius [nominative, singular], Noniusse [definite, nominative, plural], Nonien [definite, nominative, plural], Nonius [genitive, singular], Noniusse [definite, genitive, plural], Nonien [definite, genitive, plural], Nonius [dative, singular], Noniussen [dative, definite, plural], Nonien [dative, definite, plural], Nonius [accusative, singular], Noniusse [accusative, definite, plural], Nonien [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (historical) nonius Tags: historical, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Nonius-de-noun-FsNghhm6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 8 25 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 5 20 28
  2. vernier caliper Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Nonius-de-noun-KorPJUmO Categories (other): Measuring instruments Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 23 77

Inflected forms

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