tree ring

See also: tree-ring

English

Many tree rings can be seen on this tree stump

Pronunciation

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Noun

tree ring (plural tree rings)

1. The annual growth ring in the trunk of a tree.

   Synonyms: growth ring, annual ring

Translations

annual growth ring in the trunk of a tree

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 年輪 / 年轮 (zh) (niánlún), 樹輪 / 树轮 (shùlún)

• Czech: letokruh m
• Finnish: vuosirengas (fi), lusto (fi), vuosilusto
• French: anneau de croissance (fr) m, cerne (fr) m, anneau annuel
• Galician: medra f
• German: Jahresring (de) m
• Hungarian: évgyűrű (hu)
• Ingrian: sloja
• Irish: fáinne bliantúil m
• Italian: anello annuale
• Japanese: 年輪 (ja) (ねんりん, nenrin)
• Korean: 연륜 (yeollyun), 나이테 (ko) (naite)
• Māori: tarawhiti tipu
• Portuguese: anel anual
• Russian: годичные кольца pl (godíčnyje kólʹca)
• Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-chraoibhe f
• Spanish: capa anual f, anillo anual
• Swedish: årsring (sv) c
• Tagalog: tandang-sibol
• Turkish: ağaç halkaları pl

See also

• dendrochronology