tree ring

See also: tree-ring

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Noun

tree ring (plural tree rings)

1. The annual growth ring in the trunk of a tree.

   Synonyms: growth ring, annual ring

Translations

annual growth ring in the trunk of a tree

Chinese: Mandarin: 年輪 / 年轮 (zh) (niánlún), 樹輪 / 树轮 (shùlún) Czech: letokruh m Finnish: vuosirengas (fi), lusto (fi), vuosilusto French: anneau de croissance (fr) m, cerne (fr) m, anneau annuel Galician: medra f German: Jahresring (de) m Hungarian: évgyűrű (hu) Ingrian: sloja Irish: fáinne bliantúil m Italian: anello annuale Japanese: 年輪 (ja) (ねんりん, nenrin) Korean: 연륜 (yeollyun), 나이테 (ko) (naite) Maori: tarawhiti tipu Portuguese: anel anual Russian: годичные кольца pl (godíčnyje kólʹca) Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-chraoibhe f Spanish: capa anual f, anillo anual Swedish: årsring (sv) c Tagalog: tandang-sibol Turkish: ağaç halkaları pl

See also

• dendrochronology