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dendrochronology

(-krə nälə jē)

noun

the science of dating past events or climatic changes by a comparative study of growth rings in tree trunks

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See dendrochronology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The study of climate changes and past events by comparing the successive annual growth rings of trees or old timber.

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  • denˌdro·chronˌo·logˈi·cal (-krŏnˌə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective
  • denˌdro·chronˌo·logˈi·cal·ly adverb
  • denˌdro·chro·nolˈo·gist noun

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