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Definition of carbon dating noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

carbon dating

noun

/ˌkɑːbən ˈdeɪtɪŋ/

/ˌkɑːrbən ˈdeɪtɪŋ/

(also formal radiocarbon dating)

[uncountable]

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a method of calculating the age of very old objects by measuring the amounts of different forms of carbon in themTopics Scientific researchc1, Historyc1

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