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Girdling
Translation of "girdling" into Russian
girdling
Noun
girdling
girdlings pl
The girdling of the tree was done to control its growth.
Опоясывание дерева было сделано для контроля его роста.
Additional translations
girdle
Verbgirdling
Gerund
girdle
girdles
girdled Past Simple / Past Participle
girdling Gerund
The ancient city was girdled by a massive stone wall.
Древний город был опоясан массивной каменной стеной.
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Definitions
girdling
Noun
The act or practice of cutting or removing a continuous ring of bark (and often cambium) from the circumference of a tree trunk or branch so as to interrupt the downward flow of nutrients and eventually kill or weaken the tree or branch.
Commercial growers sometimes use girdling to increase fruit size by altering the trees carbohydrate allocation.
A pathological condition in which roots, vines, wires, or other objects grow or are placed tightly around a trunk or stem, gradually constricting and damaging it.
The oak died from root girdling that choked off the flow of water and nutrients.
girdle
Verb
To encircle or bind with or as if with a girdle.
The ancient city was girdled by a massive stone wall.
To remove a ring of bark completely around a tree trunk or branch, usually to kill the tree or restrict its growth.
Foresters often girdle invasive trees to allow more light for native saplings.
girdling
Pres. Participle
Encircling, surrounding, or constricting like a girdle.
They removed the girdling wire that had been cutting into the young sapling.
Idioms and phrases
girdle (something) with
Tall pine trees girdled the entire property with their thick trunks.
опоясывать (что-то) чем-либо
Высокие сосны опоясывали всю территорию своими толстыми стволами.
girdle the earth
The equator girdles the earth at its widest point.
опоясывать землю
Экватор опоясывает землю в её самой широкой части.
girdle (something) about
A stone wall girdles about the old castle.
окружать (что-то) со всех сторон
Каменная стена окружает старый замок со всех сторон.
girdle (someone's) waist
The wide belt girdled her waist tightly.
обхватывать талию (кого-то)
Широкий пояс крепко обхватил её талию.
girdle (something) like a belt
A ring of mountains girdles the valley like a belt.
опоясывать (что-то) как пояс
Кольцо гор опоясывает долину, как пояс.