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ANEROID

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an⋅er⋅oid

[an-uh-roid]
–adjective
1. using no fluid.
–noun
2. aneroid barometer.

Origin:
1840–50; a- 6 + Gk nēr(ós) wet, fluid (akin to nân to flow) + -oid
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an·er·oid   (ān'ə-roid')   
adj.  Not using liquid.

[French anéroïde : Greek a-, without; see a-1 + Late Greek nēron, water; see newo- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: an·er·oid
Pronunciation: 'an-&-"roid
Function: adjective
: containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid aneroid manometer>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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