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noun

any method of determining the age of earth materials or objects of organic origin based on measurement of either short-lived radioactive elements or the amount of a long-lived radioactive element plus its decay product.

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Also called radioactive dating.

Origin of radiometric dating

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby radiometric dating

radioluminescence, radiolysis, radioman, radiometeorograph, radiometer, radiometric dating, radiomicrometer, radio microphone, radiomimetic, radionics, radionuclide

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How to use radiometric dating in a sentence

Today, radiometric dating spans the ages, from recent times to the birth of our solar system.
Radiometric dating puts pieces of the past in context. Here’s how|Sid Perkins|October 5, 2021|Science News
You might be using fossils, or collecting rocks and dating them directly using radiometric dating techniques.
The New Historian of the Smash That Made the Himalayas|Robin George Andrews|April 14, 2021|Quanta Magazine
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The digital dating sphere can prove tricky, and bruising, for the trans user.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But he, like many people using dating apps whatever their sexual identity, remains stoutly positive.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Allegations of transphobia are not new in the world of gay online dating.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was hard not to take it as a sign, a personal comment on my own Jewish dating failings.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There are two or three ancient churches dating from Saxon times which exhibit some remarkable specimens of Saxon architecture.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
The island is charming and interesting, with ruins and relics dating from the time itPg 304 was an independent kingdom.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
A part of the original building which yet remains is claimed to be still older, dating from the first century.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The next in order are those in Rome, of which there are a very large number in existence, dating from the 8th to the 11th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
They would clear out without waiting to part their hair, and I could take my own time about dating the explosion.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for radiometric dating

radiometric dating

noun

any method of dating material based on the decay of its constituent radioactive atoms, such as potassium-argon dating or rubidium-strontium datingAlso called: radioactive dating

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Scientific definitions for radiometric dating

radiometric dating

[ rā′dē-ō-mĕt′rĭk ]

A method for determining the age of an object based on the concentration of a particular radioactive isotope contained within it. For inorganic materials, such as rocks containing the radioactive isotope rubidium, the amount of the isotope in the object is compared to the amount of the isotope's decay products (in this case strontium). The object's approximate age can then be figured out using the known rate of decay of the isotope. For organic materials, the comparison is between the current ratio of a radioactive isotope to a stable isotope of the same element and the known ratio of the two isotopes in living organisms. Radiocarbon dating is one such type of radiometric dating.

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