an·er·oid | \ ˈa-nə-ˌrȯid 
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\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
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aneroid
adjectivean·er·oid | \ ˈan-ə-ˌrȯid \
\Medical Definition of aneroid
: containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid
an aneroid manometer
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The first known use of aneroid was circa 1842
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