For Aneroid Barometer we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Climatology, Physical Geography and Weather.

Aneroid Barometer (Climatology)

A barometer in which the action of atmospheric pressure in bending a metallic surface is made to move a pointer

Aneroid Barometer (Physical Geography)

Barometer that measures atmospheric pressure via the expansion and contraction of a sealed hollow cell which is partially depleted of air.

Aneroid Barometer (Weather)

An instrument for measuring the atmospheric pressure. It registers the change in the shape of an evacuated metal cell to measure variations on the atmospheric pressure. The aneroid is a thin-walled metal capsule or cell, usually made of phosphor bronze or beryllium copper. The scales on the glass cover measure pressure in both inches and millibars.
Related term: mercurial barometer

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