carbon-date
car
ˈkɑr
kaar
bon
bən
bēn
date
deɪt
deit
/kˈɑːbəndˈeɪt/
carbon date

Definition & Meaning of "carbon-date"in English

to carbon-date
01

to find out how old something is by measuring the amount of a certain type of carbon it has left

Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
carbon-date
3rd person singular
carbon-dates
past simple
carbon-dated
past participle
carbon-dated
Examples
Scientists carbon-date ancient bones to learn when the person lived.
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