Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Specifically, in forestry, the removal of a part of the trees in order to improve a stand without inviting natural reproduction.
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- verb Present participle of
thin .
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- noun the act of diluting something
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Examples
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The long-term thinning trend is evident from observations, as well as computer modeling of the Arctic climate.
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Osteoporosis is characterized by the thinning of bone, which leaves it more vulnerable to fractures.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Osteoporosis is characterized by the thinning of bone, which leaves it more vulnerable to fractures.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Osteoporosis is characterized by the thinning of bone, which leaves it more vulnerable to fractures.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Osteoporosis is characterized by the thinning of bone, which leaves it more vulnerable to fractures.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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We infer from our oxygen isotope measurements in planktonic foraminifera that the Larsen B ice shelf has been thinning throughout the Holocene, and we suggest that the recent prolonged period of warming in the Antarctic Peninsula region, in combination with the long-term thinning, has led to collapse of the ice shelf.
Answers to the House Committee on Cross-Validation Statistics « Climate Audit 2005
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They do “suggest” that “the recent prolonged period of warming”, along with the “long-term thinning”, is the cause of the collapse.
Answers to the House Committee on Cross-Validation Statistics « Climate Audit 2005
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They have until fall to study Bell's proposal for longer-term thinning and tending to improve timber quality.
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They have until fall to study Bell's proposal for longer-term thinning and tending to improve timber quality.
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This year my arugula harvest was all "thinning"--the patch was so thick I simply kept pulling out little plants and the others would move in and take over the space--so I'm not sure about snipping leaves and having them grow back.
Garden Update #6 Kalyn Denny 2006
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