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ANEROID BAROMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aneroid barometer mean?
• ANEROID BAROMETER (noun)
The noun ANEROID BAROMETER has 1 sense:
1. a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
Familiarity information: ANEROID BAROMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
aneroid; aneroid barometer
Hypernyms ("aneroid barometer" is a kind of...):
barometer (an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure)
Holonyms ("aneroid barometer" is a part of...):
altimeter (an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation)
Context examples
Now, upon his assigning some duty to his fellow-Professor (it was only the carrying of an aneroid barometer), the matter suddenly came to a head.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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