see|Carbón
English

elements|C|boron|B|nitrogen|N

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-carbon.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)b�n|-��(r)b�n

Noun
en-noun|s|-
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1. uncountable The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.
2. context|countable|informal A sheet of carbon paper.

#: Make sure the carbon is facing the second sheet of paper, before rolling it into the typewriter.

1. context|countable|informal A carbon copy.
2. A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
3. context|ecology|uncountable carbon dioxide|Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.

Derived terms
top2
activated carbon
beta carbon nitride
carb-, carbo-
carbinol
carbinyl
carbon-12
carbon-13
carbon-14
carbon anhydride
carbon arc
carbon audit
carbon-based
carbon bisulfide, carbon bisulphide
carbon black
carbon copy
carbon-copy
carbon cycle
carbon dating
carbon debt
carbon dioxide
carbon disulfide, carbon disulphide
carbon emissions trading
carbon fiber, carbon fibre
carbon fixation
carbon footprint
carbon group
carbonic
carbonise, carbonize
carbonite
carbonless
carbon market
carbon microphone
carbon monoxide
carbon nanofiber
carbon nanofoam
carbon nanotube<!--an allotrope-->
carbon-neutral
mid2
carbon-nitrogen cycle
carbon offset
carbonometer
carbonous
carbon oxide
carbon oxychloride
carbon oxysulfide, carbon oxysulphide
carbon paper
carbon printing
carbon process
carbon resistor
carbon sequestering
carbon star
carbon steel
carbon suboxide
carbon tax
carbon tetrabromide
carbon tetrachloride
carbon tetrafluoride
carbon tetraiodide
carbon trade
carbon transmitter
carbonyl
Carborundum&reg;
carboxyl
carburet
chlorocarbon
chlorofluorocarbon
chromo-carbon
ferrocarbon
fluorocarbon
fluorochlorohydrocarbon
glassy carbon
halocarbon
hydrocarbon
sulfide of carbon, sulphide of carbon
radiocarbon

Related terms
carbonaceous
carbonade
carbonado
w:Carbonari|Carbonari
carbonate
carboniferous
carbonify
carbonigenous

Translations
trans-top|chemical element
Afrikaans: koolstof
Arabic: ARchar|�رب�� (karbú:n) m
Armenian: ածխածին (ats�atsin)
Belarusian: в�гл��од (vugljaród) m
Bosnian: ugljik#Bosnian|ugljik m, ugljenik#Bosnian|ugljenik m
Breton: karbon m
Bulgarian: в�гле�од (v�gleród) m
Catalan: carboni m
Chinese
:Simplified: 碳 (tàn)
:Traditional: 碳 (taan4)
Croatian: ugljik#Croatian|ugljik m
Czech: uhlík m
Danish: kulstof n
Dutch: koolstof n
Esperanto: karbono
Estonian: süsinik
Finnish: hiili
Frisian: koalstof
French: carbone m
Georgian: ���������� (na�širbadi)
German: Kohlenstoff m
Greek: άνθ�ακα� (ánθrakas) m, κά�βο�νο (rare) (kárvuno) n
Gujarati: �ાર�બન (k�rban)
Hebrew: פ��� (pakhman)
Hindi: �ार�बन (k�rban)
Icelandic: kolefni
Interlingua: carbon
Italian: carbonio m
trans-mid
Japanese: �素 (���, tanso)
Kazakh: RUchar|көми��ек (kömirtek)
Korean: �� (�素, tanso)
Latvian: : ogleklis m
Luxembourgish: kuelestoff
Macedonian: jагле�од (jaglerod)
Malay: karbon
Maltese: karbonju
Marathi: �र�ब (karba)
Mongolian: RUchar|нүү���ө�өг� (nüürstörög�)
Norwegian: karbon n
Persian: FAchar|کرب� (karbon)
Polish: w�giel m
Portuguese: carbono m
Punjabi: �ਾਰਬਨ (k�rabana)
Romanian: carbon n
Russian: �гле�од (ugleród) m
Serbian
:Cyrillic: �г�еник#Serbian|�г�еник m
:Roman: ugljenik#Serbian|ugljenik m
Slovene: ogljik m
Spanish: carbono m
Swedish: kol n
Tamil: �ரிமம� (karimam)
Telugu: �ర�బన� (karbanam)
Thai: THchar|�าร��อ� (kh�rbon)
Turkish: karbon
Uzbek: �гле�од (uglerod)
Vietnamese: cacbon
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informal: a sheet of carbon paper
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Catalan: paper carbó m <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Finnish: kalkkeripaperi <!--Is informal-->
Greek: κα�μ��ν (karbón) n
Icelandic: kolefnis pappír
Norwegian: blåpapir n
mid
Portuguese: papel-carbono m <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Spanish: papel carbón m <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Swedish: karbonpapper n <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Tamil: �ரிம�� �ா�ிதம� (karimak kaagitham)
Telugu: ����� �ా�ిత� (achchu kaagitam)
Vietnamese: giấy than

informal: carbon copy
<!--Add INFORMAL terms here, where these exist-->

Bulgarian: копие (kopie) n
Catalan: còpia en paper carbó f <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Danish: gennemslagskopi c <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Dutch: doorslag m
Finnish: kopsu
French: carbone m
Greek: αν�ίγ�α�ο α�� κα�μ��ν (a[n]díɣrafo apó karbón), αν�ίγ�α�ο με κα�μ��ν (a[n]díɣrafo me karbón), κα�μ��ν (karbón) n
Interlingua: copia al papiro carbon
mid
Japanese: ������� (k�bon-kopii)
Korean: 카�본� (kaabonji)
Norwegian: blåkopi m
Polish: kalka f
Portuguese: carbono m, cópia a papel-carbono <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Romanian: copie la indigo, copi cu indigoul <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Russian: копи�овал�на� б�мага (kopirovál�naja bumága) f, копи�ка (kopírka) f
Spanish: copia con papel carbón <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Swedish: genomslagskopia c <!--Doesn't look INFORMAL-->
Vietnamese: bản sao (bằng giấy than)

impure carbon (e.g., coal, charcoal)

Bosnian: ugalj#Bosnian|ugalj m, �umur#Bosnian|�umur m
Breton: glaou m
Bulgarian: в�глен (v�glen) m
Catalan: carbó m
Chinese: � (méi)
Croatian: ugalj#Croatian|ugalj m
Danish: kul n
Dutch: kool m
Finnish: hiili
French: charbon m
German: Kohle f
Greek: γαιάνθ�ακα� (yeánthrakas) m, λιθάνθ�ακα� (lithánthrakas) m, �ε��οκά�βο�νο (petrokárvuno) n, ξ�λάνθ�ακα� (ksilánthrakas) m, ξ�λοκά�βο�νο (ksilokárvuno) n, κά�βο�νο (kárvuno) n
Hungarian: szén
Interlingua: carbon
mid
Japanese: � (��, sumí), �� (sekitán)
Latin: carbo m
Latvian: ogle f
Malay: arang
Norwegian: kull n
Polish: w�giel m
Portuguese: carvão m
Romanian: c�rbune
Russian: �гол� (úgol�) m
Serbian
:Cyrillic: �га�#Serbian|�га� m, ��м��#Serbian|��м�� m
:Roman: ugalj#Serbian|ugalj m, �umur#Serbian|�umur m
Spanish: carbón m
Tamil �ரி (kari)
Turkish: kömür
Swedish: kol n
Vietnamese: than, than củi

trans-top|ecology: carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming
Estonian: süsinikdioksiid, süsihappegaas
Finnish: hiilidioksidi
Greek: ξε��� �άγο� (kserós páɣos) (carbon dioxide snow) m
trans-mid
Norwegian: kulldioksid m, kullsyre f
Swedish: koldioxid
Vietnamese: �iôxít cacbon, cacbon �iôxít, thán khí, anhi�rít cacbonic, khí cacbonic
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Albanian: karbon
ttbc|Basque: karbonoa
ttbc|Cornish: carbon
ttbc|Estonian: süsinik
ttbc|Faroese: kolevni
ttbc|Friulian: carboni
ttbc|Galician: carbono
ttbc|Irish: carbón
ttbc|Kashubian: wãdźel
ttbc|Latin: carbonium
ttbc|Lithuanian: anglis
ttbc|Maltese: karbon
ttbc|Manx: carboan
ttbc|Norwegian: karbon
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: carbon
ttbc|Slovak: uhlík
ttbc|Tajik: karbon
ttbc|Ukrainian: в�гле�� (vuhlets�)
ttbc|Welsh: carbon

See also
aggregated diamond nanorod<!--an allotrope-->
amorphous carbon<!--an allotrope-->
buckminsterfullerene
ceraphite<!--an allotrope-->
chaoite
charcoal
coal<!--a compound-->
diamond<!--an allotrope-->
fullerene<!--an allotrope-->
graphite<!--an allotrope-->
lamp black
lead<!--in pencils-->
lonsdaleite<!--an allotrope-->
soot
steel<!--alloy-->

External links
For etymology and more information refer to:
http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/be.html
(A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

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