Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dbh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: dbh
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of diameter at breast height, a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree, measured at the supposed height above ground of an adult's breast (which varies according to local convention from 1.3 to 1.5 metres).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We again found that the number of tree species in a sample of stems 20 cm dbh or larger is greater in selectively logged forest 8 years after the harvest than in nearby unlogged forest (t test, d.f."
"Tuart is usually a tall tree attaining 25–40 m in height and 1–2 m dbh, but in the northern part of its distribution it may be reduced to about 10–15 m in height."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

breastheight

Questions

What does dbh mean?: Initialism of diameter at breast height, a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree, measured at the supposed height above ground of an adult's breast (which varies according to local convention from 1.3 to 1.5 metres).

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