ANEROID


Meaning of ANEROID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-nə-ˌrȯid ]

adjective

Etymology: French anéroïde, from Greek a- + Late Greek nēron water, from Greek, neuter of nearos, nēros fresh; akin to Greek neos new — more at new

Date: circa 1848

: using no liquid ; specifically : operating by the effect of outside air pressure on a diaphragm forming one wall of an evacuated container

aneroid barometer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.