Translation guide
A scientific method for determining the age of organic materials by measuring the decay of carbon-14.
放射性炭素年代測定
radiocarbon dating
The process of using carbon-14 decay to date organic remains.
Standard technical term used in archaeology, geology, and related fields.
この遺跡の年代は放射性炭素年代測定によって決定された。
The age of this archaeological site was determined by radiocarbon dating.
Commonly used in scientific contexts, slightly shorter.
炭素14年代測定の結果、その化石は約1万年前のものと判明した。
Carbon-14 dating revealed that the fossil was about 10,000 years old.
Abbreviated form using the isotope notation, common in technical writing.
C14年代測定の精度は近年向上している。
The accuracy of C14 dating has improved in recent years.
Full formal name including 'method'.
放射性炭素年代測定法は1940年代に開発された。
The radiocarbon dating method was developed in the 1940s.