Carbon - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
- a copy made with carbon paper
Extra examples
...this new digital camera is a carbon of a well-known model costing almost twice as much...
She extracted a carbon from a drawer and fitted it to her paper.
Coal is a form of carbon.
Trees help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas.
I'll need a carbon copy of that receipt.
She's a carbon copy of her mother.
Certain conditions can cause carbon to crystallize into diamonds.
Certain conditions can crystallize carbon into diamonds.
Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon.
When water comes into contact with air, carbon dioxide is released.
Scientists are warning that unless carbon emissions are cut, we could be heading for an environmental catastrophe.
Richer countries must do more to cut back carbon emissions.
A catalytic converter will cut out 90% of carbon monoxide emissions.
The company makes devices to detect carbon monoxide.
Word forms
singular: carbon
plural: carbons
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