| 单词 | dendrochronology |
| 释义 | dendrochronology[ den-droh-kruh-nol-uh-jee ] / ˌdɛn droʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dendrochronology ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe science dealing with the study of the annual rings of trees in determining the dates and chronological order of past events. Origin of dendrochronologyFirst recorded in 1925–30; dendro- + chronology OTHER WORDS FROM dendrochronologyden·dro·chron·o·log·i·cal [den-droh-kron-l-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌdɛn droʊˌkrɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveden·dro·chron·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbden·dro·chro·nol·o·gist, nounWords nearby dendrochronologydendritic keratitis, dendritic process, dendritic spine, dendro-, dendrobium, dendrochronology, dendrogram, dendroid, dendrology, dendron, dendrophagous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for dendrochronologydendrochronology / (ˌdɛndrəʊkrəˈnɒlədʒɪ) / nounthe study of the annual rings of trees, used esp to date past events Derived forms of dendrochronologydendrochronological (ˌdɛndrəʊˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivedendrochronologist, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for dendrochronologydendrochronology [ dĕn′drō-krə-nŏl′ə-jē ] The study of growth rings in trees for the purpose of analyzing past climate conditions or determining the dates of past events. Because trees grow more slowly in periods of drought or other environmental stress than they do under more favorable conditions, the size of the rings they produce varies. Analyzing the pattern of a tree's rings provides information about the environmental changes that took place during the period in which it was growing. Matching the pattern in trees whose age is known to the pattern in wood found at an archaeological site can establish the age at which the wood was cut and thus the approximate date of the site. By comparing living trees with old lumber and finding overlapping ring patterns, scientists have established chronological records for some species that go back as far as 9,000 years. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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