carbon dating
noun
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Origin of carbon dating
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example sentences from the Web for carbon dating
Overall, the 1988 carbon-dating has made little difference to sindonology (as study of the Shroud is known).
The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’|Thomas de Wesselow|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for carbon dating
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Scientific definitions for carbon dating
carbon dating
See radiocarbon dating.
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