aneroid

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aneroid

  • /ˈænəɹɔɪd/

Where it comes from

From French anéroïde, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) + νηρός (nērós, “wet, damp”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Not using or containing fluid An evacuated bellows and mechanical linkage operates an aneroid barometer.

noun aneroids

  1. An aneroid barometer. I may mention that our aneroid shows us that in the continual incline which we have ascended since we abandoned our canoes we have risen to no less than three thousand feet above sea-level.
  2. An aneroid calorimeter.

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adj not using or containing fluid

Françaisanéroïde
Italianoaneroide

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"aneroid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aneroid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

aneroid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aneroid

Chicago

"aneroid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aneroid.

BibTeX
@misc{aneroid_2026,
  title = {aneroid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aneroid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}