congius

/kon-jee-uhs/US // ˈkɒn dʒi əs //UK // (ˈkɒndʒɪəs) //

锥体,锥子,聪慧,聪慧的人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural con·gi·i [kon-jee-ahy]. /ˈkɒn dʒiˌaɪ/.
- : a gallon.
- : an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon.

One metreta, a Greek measure, equalled about nine English gallons, and a congius contained about six pints.
Congius Ripensis tells us, that the same restriction was imposed by the Lacedæmonians on their Helots and all domestic animals.
This is furnished with brazen buckets, each holding about a congius.
Perhaps "metreta" and "congius" should be swapped in this sentence, but it was left as is.