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- [kahr-buh n]
- /ˈkɑr bən/
- /ˈkɑː.bən/
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- [kahr-buh n]
- /ˈkɑr bən/
Definitions of carbon word
- uncountable noun carbon Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of. 3
- countable noun carbon A carbon is a sheet of carbon paper. 3
- noun carbon a nonmetallic element existing in the three crystalline forms: graphite, diamond, and buckminsterfullerene: occurring in carbon dioxide, coal, oil, and all organic compounds. The isotope carbon-12 has been adopted as the standard for atomic wt; carbon-14, a radioisotope with a half-life of 5700 years, is used in radiocarbon dating and as a tracer. Symbol: C; atomic no: 6; atomic wt: 12.011; valency: 2, 3, or 4; relative density: 1.8–2.1 (amorphous), 1.9–2.3 (graphite), 3.15–3.53 (diamond); sublimes at 3367±25°C; boiling pt: 4827°C 3
- noun carbon (as modifier) 3
- noun carbon a carbon electrode used in a carbon-arc light or in carbon-arc welding 3
- noun carbon a rod or plate, made of carbon, used in some types of battery 3
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Origin of carbon
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < French carbone, coinage based on Latin carbōn- (stem of carbō) charcoal
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Parts of speech for Carbon
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carbon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
carbon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carbon
noun carbon
- soot — a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- coal — Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
- replica — a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- copy — If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
adjective carbon
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- copier — A copier is a machine which makes exact copies of writing or pictures on paper, usually by a photographic process.
- carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
- lookalike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
verb carbon
- replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- photostat — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- xerox — (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
- look like — resemble
- reenact — to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law.
Antonyms for carbon
noun carbon
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
Top questions with carbon
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