carbon
noun /ˈkɑːbən/
/ˈkɑːrbən/
- (symbol C)a chemical element. Carbon is found in all living things, existing in a pure state as diamond and graphite.
- carbon fibre
- iron with a high carbon content
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- organic
- radioactive
- …
- content
- atom
- isotope
- …
- a form of carbon
- carbon emissions/levels/taxes
- (British English) How do we move to a low-carbon economy?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- organic
- radioactive
- …
- content
- atom
- isotope
- …
- a form of carbon
- [countable] (also carbon copy)a copy of a document, letter, etc. made with carbon paper
- [countable] (also carbon copy)a person or thing that is very similar to somebody/something else
- [countable] a piece of carbon paper
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French carbone, from Latin carbo, carbon- ‘coal, charcoal’.