dendrochronology

den dro chro nol o gy |ˌdendrōkrəˈnäləjē ˌdɛndroʊkrəˈnɑləʤi | ▶noun the science or technique of dating events, environmental change, and archaeological artifacts by using the characteristic patterns of annual growth rings in timber and tree trunks. DERIVATIVES den dro chron o log i cal |-ˌkränlˈäjikəl |adjective, den dro chro nol o gist |-jist |noun

dendrochronology

den ¦dro |chron ¦ology |ˌdɛndrəʊkrəˈnɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the science or technique of dating events, environmental change, and archaeological artefacts by using the characteristic patterns of annual growth rings in timber and tree trunks. DERIVATIVES dendrochronological |-krɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, dendrochronologist noun