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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

aneroid barometer Instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as represented by the height (or thickness) of a sealed, flexible, metal, concertina-shaped drum from which air has been partially evacuated. Variations in the height of the drum are transmitted to a pressure scale either mechanically, through a series of levers and a pointer, or electronically.

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aneroid barometer An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as represented by the height (or thickness) of a sealed, flexible, metal, concertina-shaped drum from which air has been partially evacuated. Variations in the height of the drum are transmitted to a pressure scale either mechanically, through a series of levers and a pointer, or electronically.

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aneroid kind of barometer not using a column of fluid. XIX. — F. anéroïde, f. Gr. A-4 + nērós wet + F. -oïde -OID.

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