# dbh

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #91,403

## Definitions
1. 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).

## Source
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