aneroid

[ an-uh-roid ]

/ ˈæn əˌrɔɪd /

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adjective

using no fluid.

noun

aneroid barometer.

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Origin of aneroid

1840–50; a-⁶ + Greek nēr(ós) wet, fluid (akin to nân to flow) + -oid

Words nearby aneroid

anencephaly, anenst, anent, anepigraphic, anergy, aneroid, aneroid barograph, aneroid barometer, aneroid capsule, anes, anesthesia

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How to use aneroid in a sentence

It was three miles to the bottom of the gully, and the aneroid barometer registered one thousand one hundred and ninety feet.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
By the aneroid the top of the six-mile hill was 800 feet above the sea-level at Ryan's.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland|John Rogers
The compensation for temperature is the same as in the ordinary aneroid.
Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology|Robert DeCourcy Ward
The exact size and appearance of this aneroid are shown in fig. 34.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments|Henry Negretti

Fig. 33 represents the latest improved mechanism of an aneroid.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments|Henry Negretti

British Dictionary definitions for aneroid

aneroid

/ (ˈænəˌrɔɪd) /

adjective

not containing a liquid

Word Origin for aneroid

C19: from French, from an- + Greek nēros wet + -oid

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