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Nilometer
noun as in rain gauge
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All these things were regulated by the indications of the Nilometer.
The river should rise to this height upon the Nilometer at Cairo if there is to be a "good Nile."
Not far from the spot mentioned above is the famous Nilometer that Moses looked upon many a time.
A few days later an anxious crowd gathered to see the water mark on the Nilometer begin to come up.
The old Nilometer, for measuring the depths29 of the Nile, which was erected in 716, is of interest.
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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to Nilometer, such as: hygrometry, pluviometer, and udometer.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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