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单词 nilometer
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nilometer /nai'lɔmitə/

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n. 水位计
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  • kilometer n. =kilometre 公里;千米(略作km)
  • bolometer n. 测辐射热仪
  • clinometer n. 测角器,倾斜仪
  • nanometer n. 纳米
nilometer n. 水位计

网络短语:
intellective nilometer 智能水位计
self-recording nilometer 自记式水位计
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Nilometer

Measuring shaft of the Nilometer on Rhoda Island, Cairo
The ceiling of the Nilometer
Conical structure covers the Nilometer on southern tip of Rhoda Island in the Nile River at Cairo The structure is modern but the Nilometer dates from 861 AD.
Nilometer on Elephantine Island


A Nilometer was a structure for measuring the Nile River's clarity and water level during the annual flood season. It was a step-like structure that measured how high the flood would be. If it was low, there would be famine. If it was too high, it would be destructive. There was a specific mark that indicated how high the flood should be if the fields were to get good soil.

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