Found 2 items, similar to aneroid.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aneroid aneroid n : a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids [syn: aneroid barometer] aneroid adj : containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid; “aneroid barometer”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Aneroid Aneroid \An"e*roid\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist + -oid: cf. F. an['e]ro["i]de.] Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer. [1913 Webster] Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure. [1913 Webster] Aneroid \An"e*roid\, n. An aneroid barometer. [1913 Webster]