fluviometer

fluviometer
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall

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  • Fluviometer — Flu vi*om e*ter, n. [L. fluvius river + meter.] An instrument for measuring the height of water in a river; a river gauge. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fluviometer — flu·vi·om·e·ter …   English syllables

  • fluviometer — n. an instrument for measuring the rise and fall of rivers. * * * ˌflüvēˈäməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluvi + meter : fluviograph …   Useful english dictionary

  • Infrastructure — Public infrastructure Assets and facilities Airports · Bridges · Broadband …   Wikipedia

  • fluvial —   a. pertaining to rivers.    ♦ fluviatile, a.    ♦ fluviograph, n. instrument recording river s rise and fall.    ♦ fluviology, n. study of water courses.    ♦ fluviometer n. device for measuring river levels …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • fluvio- — comb. form river (fluviometer). Etymology: L fluvius river f. fluere flow …   Useful english dictionary

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