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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids;
[syn: aneroid barometer, aneroid]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid;
- Example: "aneroid barometer"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aneroid \An"e*roid\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist + -oid: cf. F. an['e]ro["i]de.] Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

aneroid \an"e*roid\, n. An aneroid barometer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aneroid adj 1: containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid; "aneroid barometer" n 1: a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids [syn: aneroid barometer, aneroid]