Thesaurus: aneroid

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1. a. Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.
2. n. An aneroid barometer.
3. adj. containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid
4. n. a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
5. Containing no liquid; -- said of kind of barometer. 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. An aneroid barometer.
6. Containing no liquid; -- said of kind of barometer. Aneroidbarometer, a barometer the action of which depends on the varyingpressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box(shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An indexshows the variation of pressure.
7. a. containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid