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tree line

or tree·line (trē′līn′)
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tree line

n
(Physical Geography) the zone, at high altitudes or high latitudes, beyond which no trees grow. Trees growing between the timberline and the tree line are typically stunted
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tim•ber•line

(ˈtɪm bərˌlaɪn)

n.
1. the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.
2. the arctic or antarctic limit of tree growth.
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tree line

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Noun 1. [画像:tree line - line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes]tree line - line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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Translations
الإرتِفاع الأقْصى للشَّجَرَه
výšková hranice růstu stromů
trægrænse
lombkorona magassága
hranica lesa
ağaç büyüme üst sınırı

tree line

[ˈtriːlaɪn] Nlímite m forestal
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tree line

nlimite m della vegetazione ad alto fusto
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tree

(triː) noun
the largest kind of plant, with a thick, firm, wooden stem and branches. We have three apple trees growing in our garden. boom شَجَرَه дърво árvore strom der Baum træ δέντρο árbol puu درخت puu arbre עץ पेड़ stablo fa pohon tré albero 나무 medis koks pokok boom tre drzewo ونه árvore pom, copac дерево strom drevo drvo träd ต้นไม้ ağaç дерево درخت cây
ˈtreetop noun
the top of a tree. the birds in the treetops. boomtop قِمَّة الشَّجَرَه връх на дърво copa de árvore koruna stromu die Baumkrone trætop κορυφή δέντρου copa de un árbol puulatv نوک درخت puunlatva cime צמרת फुनगी krošnja a fa teteje puncak pohon trjátoppur cima こずえ 나무 꼭대기 medžio viršūnė koka galotne puncak pokok boomtop tretopp wierzchołek drzewa د ونی څوکه copa de árvore vârf (al copacului) верхушка дерева koruna stromu krošnja krošnja drveta trädtopp ยอดไม้ ağacın tepesi/en üst dalları 樹頂 верхівка дерева درخت کي چوٹي ngọn cây 树顶
ˈtree-trunk noun
the trunk of a tree. boomstam جِذْع الشَّجَرَه ствол tronco de árvore kmen der Baumstamm træstamme κορμός δέντρου tronco de árbol puutüvi تنه درخت puunrunko tronc גזע पेड़ का तना, तना deblo fatörzs batang pohon trjábolur tronco d'albero 木の幹 나무 줄기 (medžio) kamienas (koka) stumbrs batang pokok boomstam trestamme pień د ونی تنه tronco de árvore trunchi ствол дерева kmeň deblo stablo trädstam ลําต้น ağaç gövdesi 樹幹 стовбур; колода درخت کا تنا cành cây 树干
ˈtree line noun
the height above which trees cannot grow. boomgroeihoogte, boomhoogte الإرتِفاع الأقْصى للشَّجَرَه височина над морското равнище, над която не могат да растат гори linha de crescimento de árvore výšková hranice růstu stromů die Baumspitze trægrænse ύψος δεντροστοιχίας límite del arbolado, límite de la vegetación arbórea puude kasvupiir دار مرز puuraja limite des arbres קַו הָעֵצִים ऊंचाई जिससे ज्यादा पेड़ नहीं बढ़ सकते (visinska) granica šume lombkorona magassága batas ketinggian yang dapat ditumbuhi pohon (altezza massima) 樹木限界線 수목 한계선 maksimalus medžio aukštis koku veģetācijas robeža batasan pokok kayu boomgrens tregrense (górna) granica lasu دار مرز верхняя граница произрастания деревьев horná hranica lesa gozdna meja visina drveta trädgräns ความสูงเหนือขึ้นไปที่ต้นไม้ไม่สามารถเติบโดถึงได้ ağaç büyüme üst sınırı 林木線 межа деревної рослинності درخت کے بڑھنے کي حد đường giới hạn của cây cối 林木线
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The vehicle went through a cornfield, then into a tree line where it struck a tree, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
The orchard was irrigated during October-March with inline drippers (2.3 L [h.sup.-1]) at 500-mm spacings along the tree line. Fertiliser was applied by a spreader along the mound shoulders as calcium nitrate at an annual rate of 40kgN [ha.sup.-1] split into a 15 kg N [ha.sup.-1] pre-harvest(10 October 2013) and 25 kg N [ha.sup.-1] post-harvest (3 April 2014).
The absence of abrupt changes in important soil nutrients and growing season temperatures suggests that these factors do not limit tree species establishment beyond the current tree line. Vegetation cover and richness, however, were highly variable and in some cases changed non-linearly across the tree-line ecotone.
I saw a deer coming down a tree line headed toward me and immediately saw antlers.
The train operator also renamed the line's section between Tobu-dobutsu-koen Station in Saitama Prefecture and its Tokyo terminals Asakusa and Oshiage the Tobu Sky Tree Line.
"Scientists estimate the tree line could move 500 km north by 2100," he said, based on CAFF projections.
The conclusions of the study have been drawn from Shapiro's 35-year database of butterfly observations made twice in a month at 10 sites in north-central California from sea level to tree line.

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