carbon-date

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To gauge the age of (an organic material) by comparing the ratio of carbon isotopes.

Japanese Meaning

有機物の炭素同位体比を比較して、その年代を推定する

The archaeologists decided to carbon-date the bone fragments to determine their age.

考古学者たちは骨片の年代を特定するために放射性炭素年代測定を行うことにした。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To gauge the age of (an organic material) by comparing the ratio of carbon isotopes.

After carbon-dating the artifact, the archaeologist determined that it was of late bronze age manufacture.

carbon-dates

（ present singular third-person ）

carbon-dating

（ participle present ）

carbon-dated

（ participle past ）

carbon-dated

（ past ）