3 definitions found for dendrochronology

dendrochronology noun Date: circa 1928 the science of dating events and variations in environment in former periods by comparative study of growth rings in trees and aged wood • dendrochronological adjective • dendrochronologically adverb • dendrochronologist noun

dendrochronology
n.
1 a system of dating using the characteristic patterns of annual growth rings of trees to assign dates to timber.
2 the study of these growth rings.
Derivatives:
dendrochronological adj. dendrochronologist n.
Etymology: Gk dendron tree + CHRONOLOGY

dendrochronology n. 1 a system of dating using the characteristic patterns of annual growth rings of trees to assign dates to timber. 2 the study of these growth rings. øødendrochronological adj. dendrochronologist n. [Gk dendron tree + CHRONOLOGY]