tree ring

noun

: annual ring

Examples of tree ring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In many places, there were scars in the parts of tree rings that correspond with the dormant season—autumn through early spring—when thunderstorms rarely or never occur. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

But modern tree ring analyses show that these precompact years were some of the wettest on record. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

Handily, corals leave an indirect record of the temperature of the water around them in their growth bands, akin to tree rings. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tree ring

• bowstring
• coiling
• downswing
• drawstring
• forewing
• hamstring
• lapwing
• mainspring
• offspring
• plaything
• shoestring
• texting

Kids Definition

tree ring

noun

: annual ring