Definitions for CARBON
ˈkɑr bəncar·bon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carbon, C, atomic number 6noun

   an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

2. carbon paper, carbonnoun

   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

3. carbon, carbon copynoun

   a copy made with carbon paper

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1. Carbonnoun

   a sheet of carbon paper.

2. Carbonnoun

   a carbon copy.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carbonnoun

   The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.

2. carbonnoun

   A sheet of carbon paper.

   Make sure the carbon is facing the second sheet of paper, before rolling it into the typewriter.

3. carbonnoun

   A carbon copy.

4. carbonnoun

   A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.

5. carbonnoun

   Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.

6. Etymology: from carbo.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbon

   Carbon (from Latin carbo 'coal') is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—its atom making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Carbon makes up about 0.025 percent of Earth's crust. Three isotopes occur naturally, 12C and 13C being stable, while 14C is a radionuclide, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity.Carbon is the 15th most abundant element in the Earth's crust, and the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. Carbon's abundance, its unique diversity of organic compounds, and its unusual ability to form polymers at the temperatures commonly encountered on Earth, enables this element to serve as a common element of all known life. It is the second most abundant element in the human body by mass (about 18.5%) after oxygen.The atoms of carbon can bond together in diverse ways, resulting in various allotropes of carbon. Well-known allotropes include graphite, diamond, amorphous carbon and fullerenes. The physical properties of carbon vary widely with the allotropic form. For example, graphite is opaque and black while diamond is highly transparent. Graphite is soft enough to form a streak on paper (hence its name, from the Greek verb "γράφειν" which means "to write"), while diamond is the hardest naturally occurring material known. Graphite is a good electrical conductor while diamond has a low electrical conductivity. Under normal conditions, diamond, carbon nanotubes, and graphene have the highest thermal conductivities of all known materials. All carbon allotropes are solids under normal conditions, with graphite being the most thermodynamically stable form at standard temperature and pressure. They are chemically resistant and require high temperature to react even with oxygen. The most common oxidation state of carbon in inorganic compounds is +4, while +2 is found in carbon monoxide and transition metal carbonyl complexes. The largest sources of inorganic carbon are limestones, dolomites and carbon dioxide, but significant quantities occur in organic deposits of coal, peat, oil, and methane clathrates. Carbon forms a vast number of compounds, with almost ten million compounds described to date, and yet that number is but a fraction of the number of theoretically possible compounds under standard conditions.

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1. carbon

   Carbon is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is non-metallic, tetravalent, and makes up only about 0.025 percent of the earth's crust, yet it is the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass. Carbon is present in all forms of life and plays a key role in the life processes of all living things. It is also a part of various inorganic compounds such as carbon dioxide and carbonates and is a major component of fossil fuels. Carbon is known for its ability to form stable bonds with many elements, including itself, resulting in a vast number of compounds with diverse properties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbonnoun

   an elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is combustible, and forms the base of lampblack and charcoal, and enters largely into mineral coals. In its pure crystallized state it constitutes the diamond, the hardest of known substances, occuring in monometric crystals like the octahedron, etc. Another modification is graphite, or blacklead, and in this it is soft, and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, commonly called carbonic acid, or carbonic oxide, according to the proportions of the oxygen; when united with hydrogen, it forms various compounds called hydrocarbons. Compare Diamond, and Graphite

2. Etymology: [F. carbone, fr. L. carbo coal; cf. Skr. r to cook.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbon

   Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three naturally occurring isotopes, with ¹²C and ¹³C being stable, while 14C is radioactive, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity. There are several allotropes of carbon of which the best known are graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon. The physical properties of carbon vary widely with the allotropic form. For example, diamond is highly transparent, while graphite is opaque and black. Diamond is the hardest naturally-occurring material known, while graphite is soft enough to form a streak on paper. Diamond has a very low electrical conductivity, while graphite is a very good conductor. Under normal conditions, diamond, carbon nanotube and graphene have the highest thermal conductivities of all known materials. All carbon allotropes are solids under normal conditions with graphite being the most thermodynamically stable form. They are chemically resistant and require high temperature to react even with oxygen. The most common oxidation state of carbon in inorganic compounds is +4, while +2 is found in carbon monoxide and other transition metal carbonyl complexes. The largest sources of inorganic carbon are limestones, dolomites and carbon dioxide, but significant quantities occur in organic deposits of coal, peat, oil and methane clathrates. Carbon forms more compounds than any other element, with almost ten million pure organic compounds described to date, which in turn are a tiny fraction of such compounds that are theoretically possible under standard conditions.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbon

   kär′bon, n. an elementary substance, widely diffused, of which pure charcoal is an example.—n. Car′bide, a compound of carbon with a metal, formerly called Car′buret.—adjs. Carbonā′ceous, Carbon′ic, pertaining to or composed of carbon.—n. Car′bonate, a salt formed by the union of carbonic acid with a base.—adjs. Car′bonated, combined or impregnated with carbonic acid; Carbonif′erous, producing carbon or coal.—n. Carbonisā′tion—v.t. Car′bonise, to make into carbon.—Carbonic acid, an acid formed of carbon and oxygen, generally gaseous, and evolved by respiration and combustion. [Fr. carbone—L. carbon-em, coal.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbon

   A nonmetallic element with atomic symbol C, atomic number 6, and atomic weight 12.011. It may occur as several different allotropes including DIAMOND; CHARCOAL; and GRAPHITE; and as SOOT from incompletely burned fuel.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carbon

   (a) One of the elements; atomic weight, 12. It exists in three allotropic modifications, charcoal, graphite and diamond. In the graphitic form it is used as an electric current conductor, as in batteries and for arc lamp, electrodes and incandescent lamp filaments. It is the only substance which conducts electricity and which cannot be melted with comparative ease by increase of current. (See Resistance.) (b) The carbon plate of a battery or rod of an arc lamp. To secure greater conductivity in lamp carbons, they are sometimes plated with nickel or with copper. (c) v. To place carbons in arc lamps. This has generally to be done once in twenty-four hours, unless the period of burning is very short.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carbon

   See Charcoal.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CARBON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Carbon is ranked #27514 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Carbon surname appeared 876 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Carbon.
   
   58.9% or 516 total occurrences were White.
   24% or 211 total occurrences were Black.
   8.5% or 75 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.8% or 51 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.8% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Copy
   • Paper

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CARBON' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4022

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CARBON' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2527

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CARBON' in Nouns Frequency: #1573

Anagrams for CARBON »

1. corban

2. bracon

How to pronounce CARBON?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say CARBON in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARBON in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARBON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of CARBON in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques:

   The technology that we are developing is - instead of using the carbon anodes - is to use an anode made of ceramic so you would not consume any carbon, and you would not release any CO2 into the atmosphere.

2. Jake Freiberger:

   Carbon monoxide goes through walls, it penetrates sheet rock very, very easily, and having your generator in your garage or out on the porch or in another room of your house is absolutely no protection. It can be deadly, and it can kill many people at one time.

3. Rebekah Hoshiko:

   Of course, Mr. Westerman will be working on forestry legislation like the Save Our Sequoias Act, the Trillion Trees Act, and the Resilient Federal Forests Act, trees remain the most complex, advanced carbon sequestration devices we have, and it’s imperative that we manage our forests well so they can thrive for generations to come.

4. Zhao Yonggang:

   The index will move along with the market value of the 180 stocks on a daily basis, and we will adjust carbon-related factors every half-year.

5. Bill Hare:

   Gas is a fossil fuel, and any investment into gas today risks becoming a stranded asset. And while interest in green hydrogen has grown exponentially, there is still a large number of hydrogen projects in the pipeline where it's produced from gas, hydrogen produced from gas still produces carbon, and is inconsistent with reaching net zero.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CARBON
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=CARBON
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carbon
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CARBON
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CARBON
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CARBON
9. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=CARBON
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html