growth ring

noun

: a layer of wood (such as an annual ring) produced during a single period of growth

Examples of growth ring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After cutting the tree (preferably in winter when the sap flow is down), section a 4- to 6-foot length and scrape off the bark, taking care not to cut through the outer growth ring, which would create a weak spot where the bow can break. —

Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023 Details in the tusk material include growth rings and hints of animal health. —

Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 3 May 2023 The strain of rising average temperatures and dropping regular precipitation can be measured in the shrinking growth rings of century-old trees. —

The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2023 Even then, the growth rings were too narrow to be examined effectively by eye. —

Anna Gibbs, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023 Thin lines within a bone — much like growth rings in a tree — can indicate the age of an animal by marking where the growth of the cortical bone slowed or stopped for annual dry seasons or winters. —

Anna Gibbs, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023 As trees do, clam shells form yearly growth rings. —

Sydney Page, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023 Posted by Gulf Specimen Marine Lab on Monday, February 20, 2023 Quahogs have concentric growth rings, according to NOAA. —

CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023 Trees in temperate climate zones form a growth ring each year, just under the bark. —

Aoife Daly, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2022 See More

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