carbon dating — n. a method of establishing the approximate age of carbonaceous materials, such as fossil remains or archaeological specimens, by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon 14 remaining in them: also carbon 14 dating * * * … Universalium
carbon dating — n. a method of establishing the approximate age of carbonaceous materials, such as fossil remains or archaeological specimens, by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon 14 remaining in them: also carbon 14 dating … English World dictionary
Carbon-14 — Infobox isotope background = #999999 isotope name = Carbon 14 num neutrons = 8 num protons = 6 isotope filename = alternate names = radiocarbon mass number=14 abundance = 1 part per trillion symbol=C decay product = 14N halflife=5,730 error… … Wikipedia
carbon-14 dating — or radiocarbon dating Method of determining the age of once living material, developed by U.S. physicist Willard Libby in 1947. It depends on the decay of the radioactive isotope carbon 14 (radiocarbon) to nitrogen. All living plants and animals… … Universalium
carbon — n. 1 a non metallic element occurring naturally as diamond, graphite, and charcoal, and in all organic compounds. Usage: Symb.: C. 2 a = carbon copy. b = carbon paper. 3 a rod of carbon in an arc lamp. Phrases and idioms: carbon black a fine… … Useful english dictionary
carbon — n. radioactive carbon * * * [ kɑːbən] radioactive carbon … Combinatory dictionary
carbon dating — N UNCOUNT Carbon dating is a system of calculating the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon it contains … English dictionary
carbon-14 — noun a long lived naturally occurring radioactive carbon isotope of mass 14, used in carbon dating and as a tracer in biochemistry … English new terms dictionary
carbon dating — car|bon dat|ing [ karbən ,deıtıŋ ] noun uncount a method of finding out the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of RADIOACTIVE CARBON it contains … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carbon dating — UK [ˌkɑː(r)bən ˈdeɪtɪŋ] / US [ˈkɑrbən ˌdeɪtɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a method of finding out the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon it contains … English dictionary