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carbon

Definition

  • noun: a chemical element that forms diamonds and coal and that is found in petroleum and in all living plants and animals
  • noun: a nonmetallic chiefly tetravalent element found native (as in diamond and graphite) or as a constituent of coal, petroleum, and asphalt, of limestone and other 'carbonates', and of organic compounds or obtained artificially in varying degrees of purity especially as carbon black, lampblack, activated carbon, charcoal, and coke
  • synonyms: compounds of carbon, carbon monoxide

Examples

  • I'll need a 'carbon copy' of that receipt.

  • She's a 'carbon copy' of her mother.

  • a 'carbon' of the document

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ''Faumey.'' My God. I wasn't sure this actually existed. This is the American Airlines... It's a Concierge Key, yeah. -What is that, carbon fiber? -Graphite. God, I love the weight. I was pretty excited the day that bad boy came in. Yeah. I'll say. (..)
    2009 Up in the Air