1. a type of barometer that measures air pressure by the action of air on the elastic lid of a box containing a vacuum
   Word Originmid 19th cent.: coined in French from Greek a- ‘without’ + nÄ“ros ‘water’.

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1. connected with a type of barometer that measures air pressure by the action of air on the elastic lid of a box containing a vacuum
   Collocations: Aneroid is used with these nouns:

   • barometer

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