carbon

Meaning

Noun

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.
2. (countable) An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
3. (countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.
4. (countable, informal) A carbon copy.
5. (countable, uncountable) A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
6. (countable, uncountable) Soot.
7. (countable, uncountable) Soot.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.
9. (countable, uncountable) A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
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).

Verb

To send a carbon copy of an email message to.

Synonyms

charcoal

coal

carbon paper

C

soot

carbonado

chemical element

atomic number 6

carbon copy

graphite

imitation

lampblack

plumbago

radiocarbon

replication

reproduction

sham

smoke

transcript

twin

carbon-paper

copying paper

black diamond

anthrax

carbon-copy

carbonic

carbuncle

coke

copy

double

duplicate

ember

fake

Translations

carbone

Kohlenstoff

carbono

carbonio

carbono

άνθρακας

koolstof

carboni

carbón

karbon

كربون

charbon

Kohle

carbonium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑɹ.bən/

Etymology

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

Sentences

The carbon dioxide slowly forms the bubbles that develop the " eyes ".