Nilometer
- archaic a graduated pillar by which the rise and fall of the Nile can be measured
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Historical Examples of nilometer
The moon-god Khons bears in his hands either a palm-branch or "the Nilometer."
Moon LoreTimothy Harley
All these things were regulated by the indications of the Nilometer.
XerxesJacob Abbott
He looked uneasily at the Nilometer, in which the water had sunk.
Historical MiniaturesAugust Strindberg
This is the isle of Rodda, on the bank of which Moses was found, and where you may see the Nilometer.
The Rulers of the MediterraneanRichard Harding Davis
Nilometer, nī-lom′e-tėr, n. a gauge for measuring the height of water in the river Nile: any river-gauge—also Nī′loscope.