carbon-date

verb

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

“After carbon-dating the artifact, the archaeologist determined that it was of late bronze age manufacture.”

Similar
radiocarbon-date
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Meanings

verbcarbon-date (third-person singular simple present carbon-dates, present participle carbon-dating, simple past and past participle carbon-dated)

present singular third person carbon-dates · participle present carbon-dating · participle past carbon-dated · past carbon-dated · alternative carbon date

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

    After carbon-dating the artifact, the archaeologist determined that it was of late bronze age manufacture.

    Synonyms: radiocarbon-date

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
radiocarbon-date

Translations

Finnish tehdä radiohiiliajoitus
  • tehdä radiohiiliajoitusto gauge the age of material
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APA

carbon-date. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon-date

MLA

“carbon-date.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon-date. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon-date,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon-date.

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