[ 'anərɔɪd ]
■ adjective relating to or denoting a barometer that measures air pressure by the action of the air in deforming the elastic lid of an evacuated box.
Origin
C19: coined in Fr. from Gk a- 'without' + nēros 'water'.
[ 'anərɔɪd ]
■ adjective relating to or denoting a barometer that measures air pressure by the action of the air in deforming the elastic lid of an evacuated box.
Origin
C19: coined in Fr. from Gk a- 'without' + nēros 'water'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004