aneroid

[ an-uh-roid ]

/ ˈæn əˌrɔɪd /

adjective

using no fluid.

noun

Nearby words

anent, anephric, anepigraphic, anergic leishmaniasis, anergy, aneroid, aneroid barograph, aneroid barometer, aneroid capsule, anerythroplasia, anes

Origin of aneroid

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

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Examples from the Web for aneroid

Crossing the Snake, he broke his only mercurial barometer and was forced thereafter to rely on his aneroid.
The Last American Frontier|Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson
Here the aneroid rises once more to rational readings, and fertile vegas spread away to the horizon.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
Our most serious want was an aneroid, in case the fragile mercurials should get broken.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
Fig. 33 represents the latest improved mechanism of an aneroid.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments|Henry Negretti

After it commenced raining the aneroid fell 0.10, but rose again before it ceased.
Journals of Australian Explorations|A C and F T Gregory

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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