carbon
IPA: kˈɑrbʌn
noun
- (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.
- (countable) An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
- (countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.
- (countable, informal) A carbon copy.
- A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
- (ecology, uncountable) carbon dioxide, in the context of climate change.
- A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
- A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
- A surname.
- A place name:
- A village in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana.
- A minor city and coal town in Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Eastland County, Texas.
- (informal) Ellipsis of carbon fiber (reinforced polymer). [A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon.]
verb
- (Internet, transitive, uncommon) To cause (someone) to receive a carbon copy of an email message.
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Examples of "carbon" in Sentences
- Carbon dioxide is incombustible.
- The carbon is at the junction of the lines.
- The oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.
- Carbon dioxide is the dominant gas in the atmosphere.
- The primary coolant in the reactors is carbon dioxide gas.
- Kerosene lamps spew black carbon, should be replaced, study says.
- Carbon monoxide is preferred as the gas for the plasma atmosphere.
- An example is the nuclear transmutation of carbon 12 to carbon 13.
- As the solid carbon dioxide warms inside a bottle, it sublimates to a gas.
- The enzyme is effective for the conversion of carbon monoxide in a gas stream.