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nilometer
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nilometer \Ni*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?; Nei^los the Nile + ? measure: cf. F. nilom[`e]tre.] An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood. [1913 Webster]
