aneroid

[ an-uh-roid ]

/ ˈæn əˌrɔɪd /

adjective

using no fluid.

noun

aneroid barometer.

Origin of aneroid

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

Words nearby aneroid

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

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Example sentences 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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单词	aneroid
释义	aneroid [ an-uh-roid ] / ˈæn əˌrɔɪd / adjective using no fluid. noun aneroid barometer. Origin of aneroid 1840–50; a-⁶ + Greek nēr(ós) wet, fluid (akin to nân to flow) + -oid Words nearby aneroid anent, anephric, anepigraphic, anergic leishmaniasis, anergy, aneroid, aneroid barograph, aneroid barometer, aneroid capsule, anerythroplasia, anes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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