adj. & n.
adj. (of a barometer) that measures air-pressure by its action on the elastic lid of an evacuated box, not by the height of a column of fluid.
n. an aneroid barometer.
[ F anéroïde f. Gk a- not + neros water ]
adj. & n.
adj. (of a barometer) that measures air-pressure by its action on the elastic lid of an evacuated box, not by the height of a column of fluid.
n. an aneroid barometer.
[ F anéroïde f. Gk a- not + neros water ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012