carbon dating
noun
: the determination of the age of old material (such as an archaeological or paleontological specimen) by means of the content of carbon 14
carbon-date
ˈkär-bən-ˈdāt 
transitive verb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In this age of DNA testing and carbon dating, the popular imagination envisions conservators-slash-scientists conducting a battery of lab tests on an artwork to determine its genesis. 
Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 See More
Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 The canoe was in use around A.D. 800, according to carbon dating the archaeologists did on a sliver of wood before it was lifted out of the lake. Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above