vernier capacitor

vernier capacitor

[′vər·nē·ər kə′pas·əd·ər]

(electricity)

Variable capacitor placed in parallel with a larger tuning capacitor to provide a finer adjustment after the larger unit has been set approximately to the desired position.

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