tree ring
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tree ring
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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They will use dendrochronology, also known as tree ring dating, where the rings in the wood are counted to establish the age of a tree.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
The average temperature from June through August 2023 was 2.20 degrees Celsius warmer than the average summer temperature between the years 1 and 1890, according to the researchers’ tree ring data.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
For the majority of climate research, scientists could only measure short-term climate fluctuations from over hundreds of years ago using tree ring records.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
Forest Service gathered tree ring data at 16 sites in the southern part of the Willamette National Forest, in the general vicinity of Oakridge.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2023
Besides all the rest, rosy linnets and blue lazuli buntings made the old tree ring with their musical roundelays.
From A-Birding on a Bronco by Merriam, Florence A.
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