| stand [stand] ECOLOGY A group of plants, distinguishable from adjacent vegetation, which is generally uniform in species composition, age, and condition. FORESTRY The amount of standing timber per unit area; usually expressed in terms of volume. METALLURGY A set of rolls used in a metal-rolling process. OCEANOGRAPHY The interval at high or low water when there is no appreciable change in the height of the tide. Also known as tidal stand. |