Carbon dating

/kˈɑːbən dˈeɪtɪŋ/

/kˈɑːɹbən dˈeɪɾɪŋ/

Carbon dating

a method used for measuring how old an organic material is by calculating the amount of carbon they contain

Examples

1. Unfortunately, one popular technique in archeology was of basically no use here: carbon dating.

2. And people throw out the word "carbon dating."

3. Carbon dating is good on, like, tens of thousands of years.

4. But radio carbon dating, and we're all filled with radio carbon.