radioactive dating
radiometrische Datierung, radioaktive Datierung, Radiodatierung
The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of…The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed.
radiometrische Datierung, radioaktive Datierung, Radiodatierung
measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object
Translations
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By meaning 1
process of determining age by estimating radioactive decay:
Forms
plural: radioactive datings| Singular | radioactive dating |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable