See Also: Nilometer(dictionary)

no-see-em (iou) and Nilometer (iou)


no-see-em (iou)



no-see-em noun. N. Amer. Also no-see-um. M19.
[from NO adverb1 + SEE verb + 'EM.]
Any of various small bloodsucking insects, esp. biting midges.

Nilometer (iou)



Nilometer noun. E18.
[from NILE + -OMETER, after Greek Neilometrion.]
A graduated pillar or Other vertical surface, serving to indicate the height to which the Nile rises during its annual floods.
Nilo'metric adjective of or pertaining to a Nilometer or the measurement of the height of the Nile E20.