noun
radiocarbon dating; carbon-14 dating
Scientific method for determining the age of organic materials by measuring the decay of carbon-14. Often abbreviated as 炭素14法.
See also: 炭素一四法
放射性炭素年代測定法で遺跡の年代を調べた。
We investigated the age of the ruins using radiocarbon dating.
Abbreviation of 放射性炭素年代測定法; more common in informal scientific contexts.
Compound of 放射性 (radioactive), 炭素 (carbon), 年代 (age), 測定 (measurement), and 法 (method).