carbon paper

noun

Paper with one of the faces impregnated with carbon, used to make carbon copies.

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Meanings

nouncarbon paper (countable and uncountable, plural carbon papers)

plural carbon papers · alternative archaic carbonic paper

  1. countableuncountablePaper with one of the faces impregnated with carbon, used to make carbon copies.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper

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carbon
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paper
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carbon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian инди́го, копи́рна харти́я
  • инди́го (indígo)paper used to make carbon copies
  • копи́рна харти́я (kopírna hartíja)paper used to make carbon copies
Catalan paper carbó
  • paper carbópaper used to make carbon copies
Chinese Mandarin 碳紙 /碳纸, 複寫紙 /复写纸
  • 碳紙 /碳纸 (tànzhǐ)paper used to make carbon copies
  • 複寫紙 /复写纸 (fùxiězhǐ)paper used to make carbon copies
Czech kopírovací papír
  • kopírovací papírpaper used to make carbon copies
Dutch carbonpapier, doorslagpapier
  • carbonpapierpaper used to make carbon copies
  • doorslagpapierpaper used to make carbon copies
Estonian kopeerpaber
  • kopeerpaberpaper used to make carbon copies
Finnish hiilipaperi, kalkiopaperi
  • hiilipaperipaper used to make carbon copies
  • kalkiopaperipaper used to make carbon copies
French papier carbone
  • papier carbonepaper used to make carbon copies
German Durchschlagpapier
  • Durchschlagpapierpaper used to make carbon copies
Greek καρμπόν, αποτυπωτικό χαρτί
  • καρμπόν (karmpón)paper used to make carbon copies
  • αποτυπωτικό χαρτί (apotypotikó chartí)paper used to make carbon copies
Hungarian indigó, másolópapír
  • indigópaper used to make carbon copies
  • másolópapírpaper used to make carbon copies
  • karbonpapírpaper used to make carbon copies
Irish páipéar carbóin
  • páipéar carbóinpaper used to make carbon copies
Italian carta carbone, carta velina
  • carta carbonepaper used to make carbon copies
  • carta velinapaper used to make carbon copies
Japanese カーボン紙
  • カーボン紙 (kābon-shi)paper used to make carbon copies
Korean 먹지
  • 먹지 (meokji)paper used to make carbon copies
Malay kertas karbon
  • kertas karbonpaper used to make carbon copies
Persian کاغذ کاربن
  • کاغذ کاربن (kâġaz-e kârbon)paper used to make carbon copies
Polish kalka
  • kalkapaper used to make carbon copies
Portuguese papel-carbono
  • papel-carbonopaper used to make carbon copies
Romanian hârtie indigo, hârtie-carbon
  • hârtie indigopaper used to make carbon copies
  • hârtie-carbonpaper used to make carbon copies
Russian копирова́льная бума́га, копи́рка
  • копирова́льная бума́га (kopiroválʹnaja bumága)paper used to make carbon copies
  • копи́рка (kopírka)paper used to make carbon copies
Spanish papel carbón
  • papel carbónpaper used to make carbon copies
Swedish karbonpapper
  • karbonpapperpaper used to make carbon copies
Turkish karbon kâğıdı
  • karbon kâğıdıpaper used to make carbon copies
Cite this entry
APA

carbon paper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20paper

MLA

“carbon paper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20paper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon paper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20paper.

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