Aneroid
/ˈænəɹɔɪd/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An aneroid barometer.
"I may mention that our aneroid shows us that in the continual incline which we have ascended since we abandoned our canoes we have risen to no less than three thousand feet above sea-level."
- 2 a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids wordnet
- 3 An aneroid calorimeter.
Adjective
- 1 Not using or containing fluid not-comparable
"An evacuated bellows and mechanical linkage operates an aneroid barometer."
Adjective
- 1 containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid wordnet
Example
More examples"An evacuated bellows and mechanical linkage operates an aneroid barometer."
Etymology
From French anéroïde, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) + νηρός (nērós, “wet, damp”).