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Origin of tree ring

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby tree ring

tree of life, tree peony, Tree Planters State, tree poppy, tree post, tree ring, tree runner, “Trees”, tree shrew, tree snail, tree snake

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How to use tree ring in a sentence

The helicopter’s blades blew powerful bursts of wind onto the water below, sometimes producing a pattern that looked something like tree rings on a stump.
What it’s like to rescue someone at sea from a Coast Guard helicopter|Rob Verger|July 20, 2021|Popular-Science
For example, he doubts that the tree ring layering would really occur.
Dark matter may slow the rotation of the Milky Way’s central bar of stars|Emily Conover|June 25, 2021|Science News
It’s a bit like analyzing tree rings, where each layer of enamel represents a period of the person’s life.
How technology helped archaeologists dig deeper|Annalee Newitz|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
To find out, the researchers combed through tree ring records.
The faster trees grow, the younger they die|Alison Pearce Stevens|October 20, 2020|Science News For Students

If a storm damages and dramatically slows the growth of a tree, the tree ring will be much narrower than normal.
We didn’t track hurricanes hundreds of years ago—but trees did|Greta Moran|October 16, 2020|Popular-Science
Besides all the rest, rosy linnets and blue lazuli buntings made the old tree ring with their musical roundelays.
A-Birding on a Bronco|Florence A. Merriam
This stand was burned in 1858 (tree-ring date by David Smith) and some charred juniper snags still stood.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas
Twenty-one of the roof beams in Spruce Tree House have been dated by tree-ring chronology.
Mesa Verde National Park|Anonymous
Since considerable tree-ring material from these ruins remains yet to be examined, the dates given above are not final.
Mesa Verde National Park|Anonymous
During 1932 and 1933 further tree-ring research was carried on in this area and additional dates have been secured.
Mesa Verde National Park|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for tree ring

tree ring

noun

another name for annual ring

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