carbon
The chemical element with an atomic number of 6The 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.
» He's a carbon copy of his father.
Er ist seinem Vater wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten.
Er ist das Ebenbild seines Vaters.
Он вылитый отец.
Он — точная копия своего отца.
Він — копія свого батька.
Meaning
9 senses(uncountable)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.
All life as we know it has carbon as the backbone of many of its molecules; carbon’s tetravalence gives it special importance in biochemical molecular bonds.
Kohlenstoff
углеро́дugleród
вугле́цьvuhlécʹ
(countable)An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens.
(countable, informal)A sheet of carbon paper.
Kohlepapier
копи́ркаkopírka
a copy made with carbon paper
(countable, informal)A carbon copy.
Please provide me with a carbon of your form.
Press firmly: you are making a carbon.
Durchschlag
(countable, uncountable)A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
Kohle
у́гольúgolʹ
(countable, uncountable)Soot.
Every morning she cleaned the carbon from the lamp chimneys.
Soot.
(countable, uncountable)Especially, hardened soot as a caked-on deposit.
When you overhaul an engine, you need to remove the carbon from around the valve seats. The carbon buildup can be extensive.
(countable, uncountable)A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
(countable, uncountable)A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
Examples
154 sentencesHe's a carbon copy of his father.
Він — копія свого батька.
ruОн вылитый отец.
deEr ist seinem Vater wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten.
Plants require carbon dioxide to grow.
dePflanzen brauchen zum Wachsen Kohlendioxid.
Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
ruДеревья выделяют кислород и поглощают углекислый газ.
deBäume geben Sauerstoff ab und nehmen Kohlendioxid auf.
Tom believes he has a very low carbon footprint.
deTom glaubt, dass er eine niedrige CO2-Bilanz hat.
Tom believes that he has a very low carbon footprint.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French carbone, coined by Antoine Lavoisier, from Latin carbō, carbōnem (“chBorrowed from French carbone, coined by Antoine Lavoisier, from Latin carbō, carbōnem (“charcoal, coal”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃- (“to burn”).
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Forms
plural: carbonsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a copy made with carbon paper:carbon copy
- an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds:Catomic number 6
- 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:carbon paper
Word family
137 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B2The environment and climate — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable