carbon dating
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of carbon dating
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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“I don’t do online dating. I do carbon dating.”
From New York Times
Scientists will conduct carbon dating tests to determine the whale bones' age.
From Fox News
Researchers use data from tree rings, sediment layers and other samples to calibrate the process of carbon dating.Credit:
From Nature
The team said carbon dating suggested it was likely to be Pictish, dating back as far as the third century AD.
From BBC
The police were then called to the location, as were archaeologists, who used carbon dating to confirm the bones are from between 635-685 A.D.
From Fox News
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