nilometer

名词 n.

英文释义

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

词形变化

nilometers plural Nilometer alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English Nile
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)
Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.
English -meter
English nilometer
From Nile + -o- + -meter.
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