noun
carbon dating
Scientific term for radiocarbon dating, used in archaeology and geology.
その遺跡の年代はカーボンデーティングで測定された。
The age of the ruins was determined by carbon dating.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still used.
Formal Japanese term for radiocarbon dating; カーボンデーティング is the common loanword equivalent.
Loanword from English 'carbon dating'.