Aneroid
[ænәrɒid]
Definition
(adj.) containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid; 'aneroid barometer' .
Editor: Verna--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.
(n.) An aneroid barometer.
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Definition
adj. denoting a barometer by which the pressure of the air is measured without the use of quicksilver or other fluid.—n. a contr. of 'aneroid barometer.'
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Examples
- The aneroid barometer is an air-tight box whose top is made of a thin metallic disk which bends inward or outward according to the pressure of the atmosphere. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The aneroid barometers are frequently made no larger than a watch and can be carried conveniently in the pocket, but they get out of order easily and must be frequently readjusted. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Principle of the aneroid barometer. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He has the face and the body of a pig and I know he is many times a murderer and yet he has the sensitivity of a good aneroid. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The mercury barometer is large and inconvenient to carry from place to place, and a more portable form has been devised, known as the aneroid barometer (Fig. 45). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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