nonius
/ˈnəʊnɪəs/noun
nonius is spelled N-O-N-I-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nonius means “A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nonius is noniuses.
How many letters and syllables are in nonius?
| Letters | 6: N-O-N-I-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nonius?
Nonius appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nonius?
- /ˈnəʊnɪəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with nonius?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nonius.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: unison.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of nonius
- noniuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonius mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonius in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nonius come from?
Borrowed from Latin Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).