tree ring

noun

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Interestingly, oxygen isotopes from ice cores, coral skeletons, and tree rings can be calibrated and used as proxy records of past temperatures. Carly Miller, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 There are various things—tree rings, isotope ratios, and more—that register temperatures in the past. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024 Like tree rings or the rings found in mammoth tusks, the number of transverse stripes on the outside of nasal horns indicates the animal’s age. Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024 But studies of ancient tree rings suggest that 2023’s temperature—and by extension 2024’s—were the hottest in the past 2,000 years. Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tree ring 

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First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tree ring was in 1919

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“Tree ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20ring. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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tree ring

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