to carbon-date
Pronunciation
/kˈɑːɹbəndˈeɪt/
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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