carbon dating

noun

1. radiocarbon dating.

carbon dating

noun

1. short for radiocarbon dating

carbon dating

1. See radiocarbon dating

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon dating¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

He said it would take at least eight weeks for radio carbon dating analysis to determine exactly how long ago the baby was concealed.

From BBC

Forensic tests established the baby was full term at 40 weeks, but more tests are planned, including carbon dating to confirm the initial findings, police said.

From BBC

By modeling this age-roughness relationship, with information from landslides dated by other means such as carbon dating, researchers can estimate when a particular landslide took place.

From Science Daily

After the chart was purchased, Clausen sent it to a lab in New York that took a scientific approach to dating, analyzing pigments and performing carbon dating on a small piece of the parchment.

From Los Angeles Times

Maussan shared on social media and in his presentation the results of DNA and carbon dating tests that he said he commissioned on "the beings."

From Reuters