dendrochronology
noun
den·dro·chro·nol·o·gy
ˌden-(ˌ)drō-krə-ˈnä-lə-jē 
: the science of dating events and variations in environment in former periods by comparative study of growth rings in trees and aged wood
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By the conventions of dendrochronology, the oldest known must be absolutely known, which is why alerce remains in second place for now.
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Jared Farmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2023
And like dendrochronology, sclerochronology is accurate to the single year, not decades or centuries like ice cores and geologic strata.
—Randall Hyman, Discover Magazine, 21 Aug. 2014
Researchers used dendrochronology — dating events by growth rings in trees — to figure out the age of the waterlogged door unearthed near Lake Zurich.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
Using dendrochronology — analyzing tree rings to date past events — the team was building a record of regional fires and droughts going back about 650 years.
—Russ Juskalian, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
So researchers turned to dendrochronology — the dating of objects by the growth rings in timber — and a chainsaw.
—Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
The word was modeled on dendrochronology, the dating of trees by their annual growth rings.
—Steven N. Austad, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
Then the work of interpreting the language of the wood got going in earnest, using dendrochronology, a range of scientific techniques developed in the course of a century.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 May 2022
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Jared Farmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2023
And like dendrochronology, sclerochronology is accurate to the single year, not decades or centuries like ice cores and geologic strata.
—Randall Hyman, Discover Magazine, 21 Aug. 2014
Researchers used dendrochronology — dating events by growth rings in trees — to figure out the age of the waterlogged door unearthed near Lake Zurich.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
Using dendrochronology — analyzing tree rings to date past events — the team was building a record of regional fires and droughts going back about 650 years.
—Russ Juskalian, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
So researchers turned to dendrochronology — the dating of objects by the growth rings in timber — and a chainsaw.
—Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
The word was modeled on dendrochronology, the dating of trees by their annual growth rings.
—Steven N. Austad, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
Then the work of interpreting the language of the wood got going in earnest, using dendrochronology, a range of scientific techniques developed in the course of a century.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 May 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1928, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of dendrochronology was
circa 1928
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