carbon

Meanings

Plural: carbons

Noun

• an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
• a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
• a copy made with carbon paper
• The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
• An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
• A sheet of carbon paper.
• A carbon copy.
• A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
• Soot.
• Soot.
• Especially, hardened soot as a caked-on deposit.
• Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.
• A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
• A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
• Ellipsis of carbon fiber (reinforced polymer).

Verb

• To send a carbon copy of an email message to.

Synonyms

atomic number 6, C, carbon copy, carbon paper, cc, copy

Related Words

aggregated diamond nanorod, amorphous carbon, buckminsterfullerene, carbonaceous, carbonade, carbonado, carbonara, Carbonari, carbonate, carboniferous, carbonify, carbonigenous, carbuncle, ceraphite, chaoite, charcoal, coal, diamond, fullerene, graphene, graphite, lamp black, lead, lonsdaleite, soot, steel