Definition of Aneroid

1. Noun. A barometer that measures pressure without using fluids.

Exact synonyms: Aneroid Barometer
Group relationships: Altimeter
Generic synonyms: Barometer

2. Adjective. Containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid. "Aneroid barometer"

Definition of Aneroid

1. a. Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.

2. n. An aneroid barometer.

Definition of Aneroid

1. Adjective. Not using or containing fluid ¹

2. Noun. An aneroid barometer ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aneroid

1. a type of barometer [n -S] - See also: barometer

Medical Definition of Aneroid

1. 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. Origin: Gr. Priv. + wet, moist: cf. F. Aneroide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aneroid

anephric
anepia
anepigraphic
anepiploic
anergasia
anergastic
anergia
anergias
anergic
anergic leishmaniasis
anergies
anergize
anergized
anergy
anerly
aneroid (current term)
aneroid barometer
aneroids
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
anerythroregenerative
anes
anesis
anesthesia
anesthesias
anesthesiologic
anesthesiological
anesthesiologist
anesthesiologists
anesthesiology

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