| thinning | someone with thinning hair is losing their hair | en | en |
| thinning | the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" | en | en |
| thinning | A cutting made in an immature stand of trees to accelerate growth of the remaining trees or to improve the form of the remaining trees | en | en |
| thinning | A cutting made in an immature stand of trees to accelerate growth of the remaining trees or to improve the form of the remaining trees Thinning is often used to 'enhance old growth characteristics', but one must be wary that the thinning is not high grading | en | en |
| thinning | A process that uses acid etching to uniformly reduce the size of a CCD to approximately 10 µm so that an image can be focused on the back of the parallel register (where there is no gate structure) | en | en |
| thinning | A tree removal practice that reduces tree density and competition between trees in a stand Thinning concentrates growth on fewer, high-quality trees, provides periodic income, and generally enhances tree vigor Heavy thinning can benefit wildlife through the increased growth of ground vegetation | en | en |
| thinning | Selectively cutting trees to improve remaining forest stand by removing trees of poor form, low vigor or by reducing tree density | en | en |
| thinning | Selective felling designed to promote the growth of the remaining trees Thinning normally provides merchantable wood | en | en |
| thinning | Reducing the number of trees in a stand Trees from a pre-commercial thinning are not marketable Trees from a commercial thinning are | en | en |
| thinning | Cutting made in an immature crop or stand in order to accelerate the diameter increment (annual growth) of the residual trees but also, by suitable selection, to improve the average form of the trees that remain, without (at least according to classical concepts) permanently breaking the canopy | en | en |
| thinning | Tree removal in a forest stand that reduces tree density and numbers in a given area Most discussions of thinning stress increased growth and yield of timber | en | en |
| thinning | The process of removing excess and poorer quality trees from a stand for the purpose of improving the growth and value of the remaining crop trees | en | en |
| thinning | A process that uses acid etching to uniformly reduce the size of a CCD to approximately 10 µm so that an image can be focused on the back of the parallel register (where there is no gate structure) | en | en |
| thinning | A silvicultural treatment made to reduce the density of trees within a forest stand primarily to improve growth, enhance forest health, or recover potential mortality (e g , selective thinning, row thinning, etc ) | en | en |
| thinning | Decreasing the thickness of an artifact, or a portion of an artifact by extensive flaking Basal Thinning refers to the removal of thickness from the hafting area by means of flake removal | en | en |
| thinning | Removal of plants materials (shoots, seedlings, flower buds or fruits) to encourage better size and quality in the remainder | en | en |
| thinning | A practice in which certain trees are removed from a dense stand to allow the remaining trees adequate sunlight, nutrients and moisture to grow at an even rate | en | en |
| thinning | The practice of removing smaller, poor-performing trees from an area that is being used for intensive timber production Thinning is usually undertaken to boost the growth and productivity of those trees left standing Thinned trees are normally sold for the production of pulp and wood chips, thus providing an attractive way of generating short-term cash flow for the landowner | en | en |
| thinning | The etching away of silicon from the backside of a CCD Thinning is done in a large bath of acid (see left) The device is mounted on a support (see left) and agitated Wax is used to mount the device to its support, since the acid does not attack wax When the acid has eaten away a certain amount of silicon, the CCD that was once 0 010" thick becomes approximately 0 0005" thick! (That acid must be hungry ) | en | en |
| thinning | Partial cuttings designed to improve future growth of residual trees by regulating stand density | en | en |
| thinning | removing some trees to make space for growth of the remaining trees | en | en |
| thinning | Woodlands as they grow may become crowded as it is often the case that more trees are planted than are predicted to survive At intervals during a woodlands development foresters will selectively remove trees to create the desired density and remove any sick or malformed trees This process is known as thinning and allows the remaining trees to develop broader crowns and to grow strong and healthy Thinning also allows increased light to the woodland floor and encourages a herb layer of plants to develop and for increased natural regeneration | en | en |
| thinning | a cutting made in an immature crop or stand primarily to accelerate diameter increment but also, by suitable selection, to improve the average form of the trees that remain | en | en |
| thinning | Removal of trees to encourage growth of other selected individual trees May be commercial or pre-commercial | en | en |
| thinning | Cuttings made in immature stands in order to stimulate the growth of the trees that remain and to increase the total yield of useful material from the stand Timber volume - Volume of growing stock -Volume of sound wood in the bole of sawtimber and poletimber from a stump to a 4-inch minimum top diameter outside bark or to the point where the central stem breaks into limbs Volume of sawtimber -Net volume of the saw log portion of live sawtimber in board feet | en | en |
| thinning | The planned removal of trees during the development of a forest, used to regulate characteristics of tree growth through adjustments in tree spacing and density without creating a new age class | en | en |
| thin | flimsy, skinny; small; sheer, transparent | en | (sıfat) | en |
| thin | make thin or thinner, dilute, make weak; become thin or thinner, become diluted | en | (fiil) | en |
| thin | make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" lose thickness; become thin or thinner lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile" of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil | en | en |
| thin | relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil | en | en |
| thin | ; as, geological strata thin out, i | en | en |
| thin | To grow or become thin; used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc | en | en |
| thin | Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin | en | en |
| thin | Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise | en | en |
| thin | Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin | en | en |
| thin | Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness | en | en |
| thin | Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease | en | en |
| thin | Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full | en | en |
| thin | Rare; not dense or thick; applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air | en | en |
| thin | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering | en | en |
| thin | Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive | en | en |
| thin | A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body . He was a tall, thin man with grey hair fat + thinness thin·ness There was something familiar about him, his fawn raincoat, his thinness, the way he moved | en | en |
| thin | A crowd or audience that is thin does not have many people in it. The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably. + thinly thin·ly The island is thinly populated | en | en |
| thin | gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear | en | en |
| thin | Thin clothes are made from light cloth and are not warm to wear. Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold. thick + thinly thin·ly Mrs Brown wrapped the thinly clad man in her fur coat | en | en |
| thin | lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile" | en | en |
| thin | of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" | en | en |
| thin | lose thickness; become thin or thinner lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" | en | en |
| thin | make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" | en | en |
| thin | To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective) | en | en |
| thin | Something such as paper or cloth that is thin is flat and has only a very small distance between its two opposite surfaces. a small, blue-bound book printed in fine type on thin paper thick + thinly thin·ly Peel and thinly slice the onion | en | en |
| thin | Liquids that are thin are weak and watery. The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich thick | en | en |
| thin | If you describe an argument or explanation as thin, you mean that it is weak and difficult to believe. However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous = weak strong + thinly thin·ly Much of the speech was a thinly disguised attack on British Airways | en | en |
| thin | If someone's hair is described as thin, they do not have a lot of hair. She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun. thick | en | en |
| thin | When you thin something or when it thins, it becomes less crowded because people or things have been removed from it. It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time By midnight the crowd had thinned. Thin out means the same as thin. NATO will continue to thin out its forces When the crowd began to thin out, I realized that most of the food was still there | en | en |
| thin | To thin a sauce or liquid means to make it weaker and more watery by adding another liquid to it. It may be necessary to thin the sauce slightly Thin down means the same as thin. Thin down your mayonnaise with soured cream or natural yoghurt | en | en |
| thin | If a man's hair is thinning, it has begun to fall out. His hair is thinning and his skin has lost all hint of youth. thin on top: see top | en | en |
| thin | If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone. Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin | en | en |
| thin | on thin ice: see ice thin air: see air | en | en |
| thin | lose thickness; become thin or thinner | en | en |
| thin | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" | en | en |
| thin | take off weight | en | en |
| thin | without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" | en | en |
| thin | lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare | en | en |
| thin | very narrow; "a thin line across the page" | en | en |
| thin | having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" | en | en |
| thin | not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" | en | en |
| thin | (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" | en | en |
| thin | A relatively low level of solid material suspended in the coffee beverage A result of fine particles of bean fiber and insoluble proteins present in imperceptible amounts Lacks body or substance and is insufficiently concentrated and roasted | en | en |
| thin | Lacking body and flavor | en | en |
| thin | A long, low shot hit by mistake with the leading edge of the club (blade) | en | en |
| thin | (also "skinny") when the ball is contacted with the leading edge instead of the face of the club, producing a low trajectory shot with less than the usual amount of spin Example: He hit a good drive, but then hit his sandwedge shot thin/skinny and over the green | en | en |
| thin | Lacking body and depth | en | en |
| thin | Lacks body, depth and therefore flavor | en | en |
| thin | A thinning of the paper on the back of a stamp Often the result of a hinge that has been carelessly removed, or from a stamp that is improperly removed from an envelope | en | en |
| thin | As applied to a market, means that bids and offerings are scarce and the market is subject to wide fluctuations and small-sized executions | en | en |
| thin | This term refers to a drink that seems watery, lacking body, viscosity, alcohol, or sugar | en | en |
| thin | A thin layer of the paper has been removed from a portion of the stamp causing it to appear "thin" or "more transparent" when held up to the light | en | en |
| thin | Very few traders on the floor Pit is empty or slow and trading is 'thin' Very little paper | en | en |
| thin | used in the form "Thin i", removes hypothesis i from the hypothesis list | en | en |
| thin | The taste of a beer with a low level or aromatics or a low level or alcohol or both, distinguished from light-bodied | en | en |
| thin | Reduce the number of shoots to allow freer air circulation and increase the light for foliage an overcrowded branch system | en | en |
| thin | Ribs are visible and there is no rounded appearance through the back and loin | en | en |
| thin | Thin out: To remove a number of buds, flowers, seedlings, or shoots to improve the growth and quality of remaining ones | en | en |
| thin | Very deficient in bass The result of severe attenuation of the range below 500Hz | en | en |
| thin | (1) (B) (of a contract) bid on not quite adequate values; | en | en |
| thin | To dilute a mixture by adding more liquid | en | en |
| thin | (aka: "skinny") when the ball is contacted with the leading edge instead of the face of the club producing a low trajectory shot with less than the usual amount of spin Example: "He hit a good drive, but then hit his wedge thin and over the green " | en | en |
