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 

• ANEROID BAROMETER (noun)

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)