Carbon-date

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To gauge the age of (an organic material) by comparing the ratio of carbon isotopes. transitive

    "After carbon-dating the artifact, the archaeologist determined that it was of late bronze age manufacture."

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radiocarbon-date

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"After carbon-dating the artifact, the archaeologist determined that it was of late bronze age manufacture."

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