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carbon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈkɑːbən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɑɹ.bən/ (General-American)
  • kärʹbən (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from French carbone, coined by Antoine Lavoisier, from Latin carbō, carbōnem (“charcoal, coal”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃- (“to burn”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
    • All life as we know it has carbon as the backbone of many of its molecules; carbon’s tetravalence gives it special importance in biochemical molecular bonds.
    • Fans will pump air through the alkaline stream, which causes carbon dioxide to form solid calcium carbonate, the material from which seashells are formed, which will look like a fine sand, as well as dissolved bicarbonate. 2024 April 21, Laura Paddison, “Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags”, in CNN:
    • Carbon is the most common element in our bodies—indeed, in all living things on earth. 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 20:
  2. (countable) An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
    • A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens.
  3. (countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.
    • He stepped back and opened his bag and took out a printed pad of D.O.A. forms and began to write over a carbon. 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 51:
  4. (countable, informal) A carbon copy.
    • Press firmly: you are making a carbon.
    • Please provide me with a carbon of your form.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
  6. (countable, uncountable) Soot.
    • Every morning she cleaned the carbon from the lamp chimneys.
  7. (countable, uncountable) Soot. ▸ Especially, hardened soot as a caked-on deposit.
    • When you overhaul an engine, you need to remove the carbon from around the valve seats. The carbon buildup can be extensive.
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, qualifier:climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.
    • carbon neutral
    • carbon capture
    • If Alberta’s reserves are a carbon bomb, this global expansion of tar sands and oil shale exploitation amounts to an escalating emissions arms race, the unlocking of a subterranean cache of weapons of mass ecological destruction. 2014 April 25, Martin Lukacs, “Canada becoming launch-pad of a global tar sands and oil shale frenzy”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 190, number 20, page 13:
  9. (countable, uncountable) A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
    • To trim an arc lamp, first remove the old carbons and carefully and thoroughly wipe the carbon rods, holders, &c. with a clean, dry rag. 1892, English Mechanic and World of Science, page 444:
  10. (countable, uncountable) A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
  11. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon fiber (reinforced polymer).
    • carbon bike frame

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
carbone alternative, obsolete lexicographic
carbons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

carbon printing · carbon capture · carbon black · nitrocarbon · carbonic · carbon monofluoride · carbonæmia · carburet · carbon fibre · carbon-literate · carbon oxide · carbonific · carbonous · carbonlike · carbon insetting · carbazotic acid · carbapenem · carbon trading · polycarbon · carbon dioxide equivalent · carbon diselenide · Carboloy · carbon budget · carborexia · carbon suboxide · carbon neutrality · carbon subnitride · petrocarbon · carbon steel · carbon offset · carbon inset · carbon resistor · anticarbon · carbon market · carbon process · monocarbon · sulfide of carbon · carbon nanotube · Carbon Oil · carbon sequestration · carbon dioxide snow · carbonyl · carbon sequestering · hydrobromofluorocarbon · carbon tetraiodide · carbonide · carbon debt · carbon negative · carboxide · zinc-carbon battery · carbon transmitter · carbon trade · Carbon County · carbon tablet · carbon tetrabromide · carbon group · oxocarbon · carbon-free · carbon microphone · carb- · carbonless · carbon tax · carbon emissions trading · carbon burning · carbon chauvinist · cyanocarbon · carbon leakage · carbon sink · carbonation · carbon footprint · thiocarbon · carbon tet · carbon copy · intercarbon · chromo-carbon · carbon-date · carbon offsetting · carbogen · tetracarbon · carbon cycle · carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle · nitrocarbol · carbonization · dicarbon · carbonite · organocarbon · noncarbon · carbon bisulphide · carborundum · carbinyl · carbon cost · carbon chloride · carbon nanofiber · carbon paper · carbon nanofibre · carbon planet · carbon print · carbon monoxide · carbon fixation · carbon star · carbon dioxid · carbinol · carbon oxychloride · halon · carbonometer · sulphide of carbon · carbon-nitrogen cycle · biocarbon · carbonification · carbon number · carbon-carbon bond · multi-carbon · carbon-intensive · carbonize · carbo- · perfluorocarbon · carbon-13 NMR · carboxyl · carbon oxysulphide · carbonian · carbon dating · Carborundum · carbon disulphide · carbon tetrachloride · benzyloxycarbonyl · carbon literacy · carbon nanofoam · nanocarbon · carbon tetrafluoride · carbon disulfide · carbon fiber · carbon-copy · chromocarbon · carbon audit · carbon anhydride · carbon oxysulfide · carbon-ferrous · carbon dioxide · carbonosome · carbon-based · pyrocarbon · carbon detonation · carbon-neutral · carbonate · carbon bisulfide · carbon dioxide-equivalent · carbon arc · carbonise · carbon chauvinism · carbon oil · carbon credit

Descendants

কার্বন · carbon · karbon · káábin

Hyponyms

halocarbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · carbon-14 (Hyponyms of carbon) · ferrocarbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · blue carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · glassy carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · Q-carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · blind carbon copy (Hyponyms of carbon) · activated carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · chlorocarbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · beta carbon nitride (Hyponyms of carbon) · inorganic carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · hydrocarbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · vegetable carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · fluorocarbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · fluorochlorohydrocarbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · alpha carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · sulphuretted carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · chlorofluorocarbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · black carbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · carbon-13 (Hyponyms of carbon) · radiocarbon (Hyponyms of carbon) · carbon-12 (Hyponyms of carbon)

Relateds

carboniferous · Carbonari · carbonade · carbonigenous · carbonaceous · carbuncle · carbonate · carbonara · carbonify · carbonado

Translations (249)

mk јаглерод (chemical element) · ro copie la indigo (informal: carbon copy) · sh ка̀рбо̄н (chemical element) · ml കാർബണ് (chemical element) · kw karbon (chemical element) · br karbon (chemical element) · sl ogljik (chemical element) · ky көмүртек (chemical element) · fi hiili (carbon rod used in an arc lamp) · pt carvão (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · fa کربن (chemical element) · or ଅଙ୍ଗାରକ (chemical element) · ia carbon (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · kk көміртек (chemical element) · nan-hbl(chemical element) · ar كَرْبُون (chemical element) · kmr karbon (chemical element) · ru углекислота́ (ecology: carbon dioxide) · da kul (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · gd gual (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · cs uhlík (chemical element) · my ကာဗွန် (chemical element) · lmo carbòni (chemical element) · ms arang (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · pa ਕਾਰਬਨ (chemical element) · fr carbone (informal: carbon copy) · hi प्रांगार (chemical element) · ca carboni (chemical element) · sgs onglis (chemical element) · et süsinik (chemical element) · fi hiili (chemical element) · luy ekaboni (chemical element) · fo kolevni (chemical element) · af koolstof (chemical element) · scn carbòniu (chemical element) · sk kopirák (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · myv седь (chemical element) · vo karbin (chemical element) · ta கார்பன் (chemical element) · et süsi (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · is kolefni (chemical element) · nl koolstofdioxide (ecology: carbon dioxide) · uk вугле́ць (chemical element) · pt papel-carbono (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · sh ćùmur (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · no kull (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · ru копи́рка (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · uz uglerod (chemical element) · es carbono (chemical element) · el διοξείδιο (ecology: carbon dioxide) · hsb wuhlik (chemical element) · ja 炭素 (chemical element) · bg ко́пие (informal: carbon copy) · br glaou (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · th คาร์บอน (chemical element) · lv ogle (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · vi than củi (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · vi giấy than (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · eu karbonoa (chemical element) · tr kömür (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · haw kalepona (chemical element) · mt karbonju (chemical element) · ta கரிமம் (chemical element) · lt anglis (chemical element) · pt carbono (ecology: carbon dioxide) · cy ulwyn (chemical element) · hu indigómásolat (informal: carbon copy) · pl węgiel (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · sv genomslagskopia (informal: carbon copy) · gu કાર્બન (chemical element) · ug كاربون (chemical element) · sh ùgljīk (chemical element) · fi hiili (atom of this element) · gmw-cfr Kohlenstoff (chemical element) · no blåkopi (informal: carbon copy) · ko 카아본지 (informal: carbon copy) · sv koldioxid (ecology: carbon dioxide) · es papel carbón (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · sk uhlie (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · da kulstof (chemical element) · mi waro (chemical element) · fy koalstof (chemical element) · nv káábin (chemical element) · az karbon (chemical element) · cs kopírák (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · sq karboni (chemical element) · tr karbon (chemical element) · da kalkerpapir (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · sq karbon (chemical element) · cmn(fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · ga páipéar carbóin (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · km កាបូន (chemical element) · fr carbone (chemical element) · te అచ్చు కాగితం (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · pl dwutlenek węgla (ecology: carbon dioxide) · nl kool (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · gv carboan (chemical element) · csb wãdźel (chemical element) · lv ogleklis (chemical element) · da karbon (chemical element) · ca carbó (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · hu szén (chemical element) · hu szén (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · qu k'illimsayaq (chemical element) · lb Kuelestoff (chemical element) · gur bugsãane-kugre (chemical element) · vi thán khí (ecology: carbon dioxide) · bn অঙ্গার (chemical element) · ia carbon (chemical element) · de Kohlendioxid (ecology: carbon dioxide) · hu indigó (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · vec carbonio (chemical element) · sk uhlík (chemical element) · ja(fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · gd gualan (chemical element) · la carbonium (chemical element) · az بموادالفحم (chemical element) · ta கரி (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · sh угаљ (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · el κάρβουνο (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · nn karbon (chemical element) · ro carbon (chemical element) · no blåpapir (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · vi cacbon (chemical element) · ko 탄소 (chemical element) · map-bms karbon (chemical element) · nah tecolli (chemical element) · wuu(chemical element) · bg въглерод (atom of this element) · ru у́голь (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · fi hiili (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · vi anhiđrít cacbonic (ecology: carbon dioxide) · is kolefnis pappír (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · vi cacbon điôxít (ecology: carbon dioxide) · de Kohlenstoff (chemical element) · bg инди́го (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · ka ნახშირბადი (chemical element) · km ការបោន (chemical element) · ast carbonu (chemical element) · eo karbono (chemical element) · yi קוילנשטאָף (chemical element) · no karbon (chemical element) · et süsihappegaas (ecology: carbon dioxide) · ms karbon (chemical element) · vi than (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · sh kàrbōn (chemical element) · be вуглец (chemical element) · de Kohle (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · tk uglerod (chemical element) · fi hiili- (ecology: carbon dioxide) · fi kopsu (informal: carbon copy) · fur carboni (chemical element) · ml ഇംഗാലം (chemical element) · el καρμπόν (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · bo སོལ་རྫས (chemical element) · mn ᠨᠡᠭᠦᠷᠡᠰᠦᠲᠥᠷᠥᠭᠴᠢ (chemical element) · ru углеки́слый газ (ecology: carbon dioxide) · da karbonpapir (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · ja 石炭 (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · lo ຄາບອນ (chemical element) · pt carbono (informal: carbon copy) · li koolstof (chemical element) · az uqlerod (chemical element) · pl węgiel (chemical element) · bg въ́глища (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · bg въглеро́ден диокси́д (ecology: carbon dioxide) · fi kalkkeeripaperi (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · hak(chemical element) · hi कार्बन (chemical element) · vi điôxít cacbon (ecology: carbon dioxide) · sv kol (chemical element) · ht kabòn (chemical element) · bg въглеро́д (chemical element) · sk uhlík (ecology: carbon dioxide) · da trækul (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · cy carbon (chemical element) · sh у̀гљӣк (chemical element) · da koks (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · et süsinikdioksiid (ecology: carbon dioxide) · es carbón (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · el κοινοποίηση (informal: carbon copy) · ro cărbune (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · io karbo (chemical element) · pt carbono (chemical element) · co carboniu (chemical element) · iu ᐸᐅᖅ (chemical element) · id karbon (chemical element) · ru двуо́кись углеро́да (ecology: carbon dioxide) · sh ugljenik (chemical element) · sa प्राङ्गार (chemical element) · izh ugleroda (chemical element) · la carbo (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · nl koolstof (chemical element) · sa कौकिलीय (chemical element) · ga carbón (chemical element) · tg углерод (chemical element) · gl carbono (chemical element) · yue(chemical element) · hy ածխածին (chemical element) · tl karbono (chemical element) · hi कारबन (chemical element) · kn ಇಂಗಾಲ (chemical element) · gur bugsãan-kugre (chemical element) · ln kaboni (chemical element) · te కార్బన్ (chemical element) · az مولدالفحم (chemical element) · de Kohlepapier (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · vi khí cacbonic (ecology: carbon dioxide) · fi kalkkeripaperi (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · ta கரிமக் காகிதம் (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · ps کاربون (chemical element) · sh угљеник (chemical element) · sh ћу̀мур (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · de Durchschlag (informal: carbon copy) · gsw Kohlenstoff (chemical element) · da stenkul (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · ja カーボンコピー (informal: carbon copy) · pl kalka (informal: carbon copy) · cdo(chemical element) · nds kohlenstoff (chemical element) · su karbon (chemical element) · no kullsyre (ecology: carbon dioxide) · fr charbon (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · jv karbon (chemical element) · ky углерод (chemical element) · sv kolatom (atom of this element) · sv kol (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · he פַּחְמָן (chemical element) · oc carbòni (chemical element) · id zat arang (chemical element) · hu másolópapír (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) · sh у̏гаљ (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · mn нүүрстөрөгч (chemical element) · ru углеро́д (chemical element) · nan-hbl 炭素 (chemical element) · wa carbone (chemical element) · be вугляро́д (chemical element) · tg карбон (chemical element) · sw kaboni (chemical element) · da carbon (chemical element) · it carbonio (chemical element) · fi hiiliatomi (atom of this element) · no kulldioksid (ecology: carbon dioxide) · cs uhlí (fossil fuel made of impure carbon) · el άνθρακας (chemical element) · mr कार्बन (chemical element) · cmn(chemical element) · nl doorslag (informal: carbon copy) · hu másolat (informal: carbon copy)

wikipedia: Antoine Lavoisier · wikidata: Q623

carbon en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈkɑːbən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɑɹ.bən/ (General-American)
  • kärʹbən (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from French carbone, coined by Antoine Lavoisier, from Latin carbō, carbōnem (“charcoal, coal”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃- (“to burn”).

Meanings

  1. (Internet, transitive, uncommon) To send a carbon copy of an email message to.
    • When I send it, I’ll carbon Julia so she’s aware.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
carbone alternative, obsolete lexicographic
carbons Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
carboned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
carboned Tense=Past lexicographic
carboning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

soot (carbon related terms) · buckminsterfullerene (carbon related terms) · coal (carbon related terms) · graphene (carbon related terms) · chaoite (carbon related terms) · ceraphite (carbon related terms) · lonsdaleite (carbon related terms) · amorphous carbon (carbon related terms) · graphite (carbon related terms) · aggregated diamond nanorod (carbon related terms) · lamp black (carbon related terms) · fullerene (carbon related terms) · steel (carbon related terms) · charcoal (carbon related terms) · lead (carbon related terms) · diamond (carbon related terms)

Synonyms

copy · cc

wikipedia: Antoine Lavoisier