carbon paper

n. A lightweight paper coated on one side with a dark waxy pigment, placed between two sheets of blank paper so that the bottom sheet will receive a copy of what is typed or written on the top sheet.

carbon paper

n 1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a thin sheet of paper coated on one side with a dark waxy pigment, often containing carbon, that is transferred by the pressure of writing or of typewriter keys onto the copying surface below. Often shortened to: carbon 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) another name for carbon tissue 3. (Photography) another name for carbon tissue

car′bon pa`per

n. paper faced with a preparation of carbon or other material, used between two sheets of plain paper to copy on the lower sheet what is written or typed on the upper. [1875–80]

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carbon paper - a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of papercarbonpaper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

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carbon

(ˈkaːbən) an element occurring as diamond and graphite and also in coal etc. 碳carbon copy a copy of writing or typing made by means of carbon paper. 复写本，副本 carbon dioxide (daiˈoksaid) a gas present in the air, breathed out by man and other animals. 二氧化碳carbon monoxide (məˈnoksaid) a colourless, very poisonous gas which has no smell. Carbon monoxide is given off by car engines.一氧化碳carbon paper a type of paper coated with carbon etc which makes a copy when placed between the sheets being written or typed. 复写纸

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noun a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon)

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