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carbon-date

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
car-bon--date
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gauge the age of (an organic material) by comparing the ratio of carbon isotopes.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

carbon-dates (present, singular) carbon-dating (participle, present) carbon-dated (participle, past) carbon-dated (past) carbon date (alternative)

Phrases

carbon-14

Frequently Paired Words

carbon-14

Synonyms

radiocarbon-date

Questions

What does carbon-date mean?
To gauge the age of (an organic material) by comparing the ratio of carbon isotopes.

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