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crossdate

crossdate verb: to date two trees by analysis of their tree rings and, thus, show that rings on either tree were made in the same year.

Verb

crossdate (third-person singular simple present crossdates, present participle crossdating, simple past and past participle crossdated)

  1. To date two trees by analysis of their tree rings and, thus, show that rings on either tree were made in the same year

Forms of crossdate

third-person singular presentcrossdates
present participlecrossdating
past participlecrossdated
pastcrossdated

Origin of crossdate

From cross- + date.

Questions about crossdate

What does crossdate mean?
Crossdate means to date two trees by analysis of their tree rings and, thus, show that rings on either tree were made in the same year.
What part of speech is crossdate?
Crossdate is a verb.
What is the past tense of crossdate?
The past tense of crossdate is crossdated.

Words near crossdate in the dictionary

  1. crosscutter
  2. crosscutters
  3. crosscutting
  4. crosscuttings
  5. Crossdale
  6. crossdate
  7. crossdated
  8. crossdates
  9. crossdating
  10. crossdesensitisation
  11. crossdesensitization

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