aneroid
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of aneroid
1840–50; a- 6 + Greek nēr ( ós ) wet, fluid (akin to nân to flow) + -oid
Example Sentences
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Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured using an aneroid sphygmomanometer.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
Figure 11.18 This aneroid gauge utilizes flexible bellows connected to a mechanical indicator to measure pressure.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Trekking to a mountain top, he used an aneroid barometer to help him calculate its height.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2013
Potain modified the apparatus by using air in the bulb with an aneroid barometer for recording the pressure.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
A thermometer is sometimes attached to the aneroid, as it is convenient for indicating the temperature of the air.
From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Henry Negretti
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