vernier engine

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vernier engine [′vər·nē·ər ′en·jən]

(aerospace engineering)

A rocket engine of small thrust used primarily to obtain a fine adjustment in the velocity and trajectory of a rocket vehicle just after the thrust cutoff of the last sustainer engine, and used secondarily to add thrust to a booster or sustainer engine. Also known as vernier rocket.

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