carbon-date
1 of 1verb/ˈkɑrbənˌdeɪt/
Forms:carbon-dates,carbon-dating,carbon-dated,carbon-dated
1
to find out how old something is by measuring the amount of a certain type of carbon it has left
- Scientists carbon-date ancient bones to learn when the person lived.
- The team carbon-dated the wooden tool and found it was over 3,000 years old.
- The archaeologists will carbon-date the pottery next week.
- They are carbon-dating the cloth to check if it really came from that time period.
- Experts often carbon-date fossils before displaying them in museums.