dendrochronology
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dendrochronology — dating by tree rings, 1928; see DENDRO (Cf. dendro ) + CHRONOLOGY (Cf. chronology) … Etymology dictionary
dendrochronology — ☆ dendrochronology [den′drōkrə näl′ə jē, den′drəkrə näl′ə jē ] n. the science of dating past events or climatic changes by a comparative study of growth rings in tree trunks dendrochronological [den′drōkrän΄ə läj′i kəl, den′drəkrän΄ə läj′i kəl]… … English World dictionary
Dendrochronology — Drill for dendrochronology sampling and growth ring counting Dendrochronology or tree ring dating is the scientific method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree rings. Dendrochronology can date the time at which tree rings were… … Wikipedia
dendrochronology — dendrochronological /den droh kron l oj i keuhl/, adj. dendrochronologically, adv. dendrochronologist, n. /den droh kreuh nol euh jee/, n. the science dealing with the study of the annual rings of trees in determining the dates and chronological… … Universalium
dendrochronology — dendrochronologija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Metodas, naudojamas medžių amžiui ar augimo laikui nustatyti pagal rieves skersiniame kelmo pjūvyje. atitikmenys: angl. dendrochronology vok. Dendrochronologie, f rus.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
dendrochronology — noun Date: circa 1928 the science of dating events and variations in environment in former periods by comparative study of growth rings in trees and aged wood • dendrochronological adjective • dendrochronologically adverb • dendrochronologist… … New Collegiate Dictionary
dendrochronology — observation of a core or cross section of a tree trunk shows a pattern of essentially concentric rings, each representing a year of growth. The number of rings can therefore be used to date the tree. Further, wider rings (higher rate of growth) … Geography glossary
dendrochronology — study of tree rings Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
dendrochronology — noun a technique of dating based on the investigation of annual growth rings in tree trunks. Derivatives dendrochronological adjective dendrochronologist noun … English new terms dictionary
dendrochronology — den·dro·chronology … English syllables
