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thinning meaning

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  • Thinning is a term used in agricultural sciences to mean the removal of some plants, or parts of plants, to make room for the growth of others.
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    Definition of thinning in English Dictionary

  • VerbBFthinSGthinsPT, PPthinnedSUF-ing
    1. present participle of thin.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The batsman succumbed to a snorter of short balls from the bowler and nicked a thin edge to the keeper.
        • Fabrication of a multistrip magnetic/nonmagnetic structure in a thin sandwiched Ni layer [Si(5 nm)/Ni(10 nm)/Si] by a focused ion beam (FIB) irradiation has been attempted.
        • In May 2003, South Africa set the pace by banning thin plastic bags and imposing a tax on thick ones.
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      1. Verbs
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          • Participles
            • Present participles
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      1. en thinnings
      2. en thinning out
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      Meaning of thinning for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "thinning" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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