aneroid

an·er·oid

adj \ˈa-nə-ˌrȯid\

Definition of ANEROID

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

Origin of ANEROID

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

First Known Use: circa 1848

Rhymes with ANEROID

adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed