aneroid

[ an-uh-roid ]

adjective
  1. using no fluid.

Origin of aneroid

1
1840–50; a-6 + Greek nēr(ós) wet, fluid (akin to nân to flow) + -oid

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aneroid

/ (ˈænəˌrɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. not containing a liquid

Origin of aneroid

1
C19: from French, from an- + Greek nēros wet + -oid

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