Defn: Containing no liquid; — said of kind of barometer. Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.
ANEROID
An"e*roid, n.
Defn: An aneroid barometer.
ANES
Anes, adv.
Defn: Once. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC
An`es*the"si*a, n., An`es*thet"ic, a.
Defn: Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.
ANET
An"et, n. Etym: [F. aneth, fr. L. anethum, Gr. Anise.]
Defn: The herb dill, or dillseed.
ANETHOL
An"e*thol, n. Etym: [L. anethum (see Anise) + -ol.] (Chem.)