ring-porous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ring-porous
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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In the case of the ring-porous hardwoods there seems to exist a pretty definite relation between the rate of growth of timber and its properties.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.
Appearance of Wood: Color, dark brown, sap-wood light; ring-porous; rings, well defined; grain, straight, burls often form highly prized veneers; rays, numerous and thin.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
In ring-porous woods the vessels of the early wood not infrequently appear on a finished surface as darker than the denser late wood, though on cross sections of heartwood the reverse is commonly true.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.
A wood with its large pores collected into one row or in a single band is said to be ring-porous.
From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua
Appearance of Wood: Color, light or dark brown, the thick sap-wood lighter, often nearly white; ring-porous; rings marked by many large open ducts; grain, straight; rays, small and insignificant.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
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