ANEROID

aneroid

(adjective) containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid; “aneroid barometer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

aneroid (not comparable)

Not using or containing fluid

Noun

aneroid (plural aneroids)

An aneroid barometer

Anagrams

• arenoid

Source: Wiktionary


An"e*roid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid: cf. F. anéroïde.]

Definition: Containing no liquid; -- said of kind of barometer. Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.

An"e*roid, n.

Definition: An aneroid barometer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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