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Definition of Thinning
1. Noun. The act of diluting something. "The thinning of paint with turpentine"
Definition of Thinning
1. Verb. (present participle of thin) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thinning
1. thin [v] - See also: thin
Medical Definition of Thinning
1. Partial or complete removal of undesirable or excess plants. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thinning
Literary usage of Thinning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"The labor spent in late thinning is usually wasted so far as ... No definite rule
ran be given as to the amount of irait to be left in thinning. ..."
2. The Practice of Silviculture, with Particular Reference to Its Application by Ralph Chipman Hawley (1921)
"The German or Ordinary Method of thinning. — Sometimes termed "thinning from below."
In this method the principle used is to take out the poorest crown ..."
3. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"thinning of the mature Winesap tree pays in money returns the first year. The more
evenly distributed the fruit on the tree, the more uniform will be the ..."
4. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1866)
"With most kinds, a great error is committed by not sufficiently thinning out the
fruit-the trees are injured when allowed to overbear, and the fruit is far ..."
5. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"thinning of the mature Winesap tree pays in money returna the first year. The more
evenly distributed the fruit on the tree, the more uniform will be the ..."
6. The American Fruit Culturist by John Jacobs Thomas (1897)
"thinning. NEXT to good cultivation, nothing contributes more to bring out the
excellent qualities of fruit, and to give it size and a handsome appearance, ..."
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