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carbon

/ˈkɑː.bən/

/ˈkɑr.bən/

Translations

carbonnoun

carbons

carbone

Carbon is essential for life as it is a key component of organic compounds.

Le carbone est essentiel à la vie, car il est un composant clé des composés organiques.

carboneEnvironnement, au sens des émissions de carbone.

The company pledged to halve its carbon by 2030.

L'entreprise s'est engagée à réduire de moitié son carbone d'ici 2030.

Additional translations

charbonTechnique, pour la tige de carbone utilisée dans les lampes à arc.

carbonePar extension, copie faite avec du papier carbone; emploi ancien ou administratif.

Synonyms

carbon dioxide

carbon monoxide

carbonadjective

/ˈkɑː.bən/

/ˈkɑr.bən/

Attributive use (e.g., carbon emissions) warrants inclusion as adjective.

carbonéEn chimie et en science des matériaux.

Carbon fiber materials are both strong and lightweight.

Les matériaux en fibre carbonée sont à la fois solides et légers.

carbonverb

carboned

Past Simple

carboned

Past Participle

carboning

Gerund

Dated/informal transitive use meaning ‘to make a carbon copy’.

Additional translations

copierFamilier, au sens de mettre quelqu'un en copie.

Definitions

carbonnoun

A chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6, found in various forms such as diamond, graphite, and as a constituent of coal and petroleum.

Carbon is essential for life as it is a key component of organic compounds.

A piece of carbon paper or a carbon copy.

He handed me the carbon of the contract for my records.

A carbon rod used in arc lamps.

The old streetlights used carbon rods to produce light.

Greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, produced by human activities and regarded collectively.

The company pledged to halve its carbon by 2030.

carbonadjective

Relating to, consisting of, or containing carbon.

Carbon fiber materials are both strong and lightweight.

carbonverb

To make a carbon copy of (a document) or send someone a copy.

Please carbon me on that memo before it goes out.