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Meaning of carbon-date | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

transitive

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

carbon-dated carbon-dates carbon-dating carbonado carbonadoed carbonadoing