Words that rhyme with bernier

n 1: rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes [syn: hernia, herniation]

n 1: French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637) [syn: Vernier, Paul Vernier] 2: a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale [syn: vernier scale, vernier]

n 1: an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland [syn: Ireland, Hibernia, Emerald Isle]

n 1: a traveler going on a trip [syn: wayfarer, journeyer]