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