carbon-date en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carbon-dates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| carbon-dated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| carbon-dated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| carbon date | alternative | lexicographic | |
| carbon-dating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
fi tehdä radiohiiliajoitus (to gauge the age of material)