annual ring
The layer of wood, observed as one of many concentric rings when cut, formed during…The layer of wood, observed as one of many concentric rings when cut, formed during one year of a plant's growth
» The age of a tree can be determined from the annual rings seen on a saw cut.
Das Alter eines Baumes kann man anhand der Jahresringe auf dem Sägeschnitt bestimmen.
Meaning
1 sensesThe layer of wood, observed as one of many concentric rings when cut, formed during one year of a plant's growth
- an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow
Examples
2 sentencesThe age of a tree can be determined from the annual rings seen on a saw cut.
deDas Alter eines Baumes kann man anhand der Jahresringe auf dem Sägeschnitt bestimmen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I counted. A pine tree like this has over three hundred annual rings, yet it took only 15 minutes to cut it down.
Forms
plural: annual rings| Singular | annual ring |
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| Plural | annual rings |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow:growth ring