aneroid barometer
Noun
Meaning
a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids
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Examples
Analogue recording Barograph using five stacked aneroid barometer cells.
For example, an aneroid barometer uses rotary position as the signal to convey pressure information.
Older aircraft used a simple aneroid barometer where the needle made less than one revolution around the face from zero to full scale.
Setting an aneroid barometer is similar to setting an analog clock that is not at the correct time.
The officer took readings of the height of the terrain with an aneroid barometer on behalf of Dr. John Ball, who later would also publish on the region.