carbon
2
6.6
- noun
- /ˈkɑːrbən/
- Archaic
- So we had to wrap the notes in carbon paper and send them home, then cash them for fourpence when we got back.
- carbon copy
Examples
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There's carbon paper in the middle drawer, if you want to make duplicates.
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With all due respects to the Prime Minister... you can't even get a piece of carbon paper here... that hasn't been used 100 times already.
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Frank, I'd say that note was written on carbon backed paper.
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However, it looks like you didn't think to deal with the carbon paper itself.
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That's carbon paper for you.
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To make a copy of the letter, place a sheet of carbon paper between two blank sheets before printing.
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The teacher handed out carbon paper so that each student could create duplicates of their assignments.
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When making copies of important documents, remember to use carbon paper for the best results.
Synonyms
2
2.7
A thin sheet coated with dark wax that makes a copy when placed between papers
Compounds
108
2.3
A colorless gas without smell that people and cars make and plants use to make oxygen
- Specialized
44
3.6
A colorless, odorless gas that is very poisonous and comes from burning fuels without enough air
- Specialized
11
3.8
A way to find the age of old bones, wood, or cloth by measuring carbon-14
- Specialized
8
3.7
An illness that happens when carbon monoxide gas reduces the oxygen your body gets
- Specialized
6
3.0
An atom with six protons and six electrons that is the main part of many molecules in living things
- Specialized
4
6.9
A very small hollow cylinder made of carbon atoms that is very strong and conducts electricity
- Specialized
4
4.9
A radioactive type of carbon used to find how old dead plants and animals are
- Specialized
3
3.5
A strong, hard metal made by adding carbon to iron for tools and knives
- Archaic
2
2.7
A thin sheet coated with dark wax that makes a copy when placed between papers
- Archaic
1
8.7
A colorless toxic liquid once used to clean things or put out fires, now avoided because it harms the body
- Specialized
1
6.9
A poisonous clear liquid that easily catches fire and dissolves rubber used to make rayon and cellophane
- Specialized
1
4.1
A form of carbon with many tiny holes used to trap impurities from air, water, or the body
- Specialized
1
3.9
A way to find how old something that used to live is by measuring its radioactive carbon
- Archaic
1
7.7
Electricity between two carbon rods makes very bright light and strong heat
- Archaic
1
9.9
A colorless liquid once used to clean things that is poisonous and now rarely used
- Archaic
1
7.7
An electric lamp that makes very bright light by an arc of electricity between two carbon rods
- Specialized
1
7.9
When the lungs cannot remove carbon dioxide, too much builds up in the blood and makes it acidic
- Specialized
1
6.7
A process in hot stars where carbon helps hydrogen join to form helium
- Literature
1
9.7
A person who prefers energy from oil and coal to renewable energy
- Specialized
A type of atom like carbon, silicon, tin, or lead found in Group 14 of the periodic table
- Specialized
A molecule that has one carbon atom and four atoms like fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carbon as the thin sheet is named after the dark 'carbon' coating on early carbon paper that sat between two pages to leave a copy. That is why a carbon sheet was used to make duplicate documents.