carbon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɑːbən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /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
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(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:
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(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.
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(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:
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(countable, informal) A carbon copy.
Press firmly: you are making a carbon.
Please provide me with a carbon of your form.
- (countable, uncountable) A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
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(countable, uncountable) Soot.
Every morning she cleaned the carbon from the lamp chimneys.
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(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.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, qualifier:climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.
alt 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:
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(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:
- (countable, uncountable) A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon fiber (reinforced polymer).
alt of carbon fiber
carbon bike frame
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 碳 (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 煤 (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 炭 (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 碳 (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 碳 (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 碳 (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 碳 (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 碳 (chemical element) · nl doorslag (informal: carbon copy) · hu másolat (informal: carbon copy)