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Aneroid Barometer


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Aneroid Barometer An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure in which a needle, attached to the top of an evacuated box, is deflected as changes in atmospheric pressure cause the top of the box to bend in or out.


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