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Webster 1913 Edition


Nilometer

Ni-lom′e-ter

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK];
Νεῖλοσ
the Nile + [GREEK] measure: cf. F.
nilomètre
.]
An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nilometer

NILOM'ETER

,
Noun.
An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during the flood.

Definition 2024


nilometer

nilometer

English

Noun

nilometer (plural nilometers)

  1. a device used to measure the rise of water in the Nile at the flood