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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDosenbarometer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Dosenbarometer
"Ein Aneroidbarometer misst den Luftdruck ohne Flüssigkeit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Containing no liquid, or relating to an instrument (such as a barometer) that measures atmospheric pressure by the flexing of the thin metallic lid of a sealed box containing a vacuum.
"The meteorologist used an aneroid barometer to predict the approaching storm."
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An aneroid barometer.
"He checked the aneroid on the wall to see if the air pressure was dropping."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century from French 'anéroïde', derived from Greek 'a-' (not), 'nēros' (wet, water), and 'eidos' (form). It was originally created to describe a barometer that does not use liquid water or mercury, contrasting with traditional mercurial barometers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aneroid" is said worldwide
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anéroïde
Transliteration: anéroïde
"Le baromètre anéroïde est très utilisé en navigation."
Dosenbarometer
Transliteration: Dosenbarometer
"Ein Aneroidbarometer misst den Luftdruck ohne Flüssigkeit."
aneroide
Transliteration: aneroide
"Il barometro aneroide indica un cambiamento del tempo."
aneroide
Transliteration: aneroide
"El barómetro aneroide no utiliza mercurio."
aneroide
Transliteration: aneroide
"O barômetro aneroide é portátil e prático."
निर्द्रव
Transliteration: nirdrav
"निर्द्रव बैरोमीटर वायुमंडलीय दाब को मापता है।"
无液的
Transliteration: wú yè de
"无液气压计比水银气压计更容易携带。"
아네로이드
Transliteration: aneuroideu
"아네로이드 기압계는 액체를 사용하지 않습니다."
アネロイド
Transliteration: aneroido
"アネロイド気圧計は持ち運びに便利です。"
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