carbon
/ˈkɑːbən/noun
उच्चारण कार्बन
कार्बन
Core word
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[U]
a chemical element found in all living things, and present in diamonds, coal
कार्बन
- carbon emissions
- carbon footprint
- Diamond and graphite are both forms of carbon.
+ 2 more examples
- Burning coal releases carbon into the air.
- Carbon is found in every living organism.
Synonyms C
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
carbon (uncountable noun)
Carbon is a chemical element, so it is uncountable and written with a small c unless it begins a sentence.
Carbon एक रासायनिक तत्त्व है, इसलिए uncountable है और वाक्य के आरंभ को छोड़कर छोटे c से लिखा जाता है।
- Diamond is a pure form of carbon.
- Coal is mostly carbon.
carbon + noun
Carbon is a modifier in many fixed terms: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon footprint, carbon copy.
Carbon कई स्थिर शब्दों में modifier है: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon footprint, carbon copy।
- Cars add carbon dioxide to the air.
- Reduce your carbon footprint by using public transport.
carbon vs carbon dioxide
Carbon is the element; carbon dioxide (CO2) is the gas made when carbon burns in air.
Carbon तत्त्व है; carbon dioxide (CO2) वह गैस है जो carbon के हवा में जलने से बनती है।
- Plants take in carbon dioxide.
- Carbon burns to give carbon dioxide.
carbon (compounds and cycle)
Carbon forms countless compounds; the carbon cycle describes how it moves through nature.
Carbon अनगिनत यौगिक बनाता है; carbon cycle बताता है कि प्रकृति में वह कैसे घूमता है।
- Every living thing contains carbon compounds.
- Trees store carbon from the air.
+Collocations 4
carbon + noun
dioxidemonoxidefootprintemissioncopy
- Factories are asked to limit their carbon emissions.
verb + carbon
storereleaseburnabsorbreduce
- Forests absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
adjective + carbon
lowzeropureatmosphericfossil
- The city aims for zero carbon by 2050.
carbon + trading and tax
credittaxtradingmarketneutral
- The company bought carbon credits to offset its pollution.
“More examples 5
- Carbon is found in diamonds, graphite and coal.
Carbon हीरे, ग्रेफ़ाइट और कोयले में पाया जाता है।
- Radhika calculated her family's carbon footprint for a school project.
राधिका ने स्कूल की परियोजना के लिए अपने परिवार का carbon footprint निकाला।
- Burning petrol releases carbon into the air.
पेट्रोल जलाने से carbon हवा में निकलता है।
- The pencil lead is made of a form of carbon called graphite.
पेंसिल की लेड ग्रेफ़ाइट नामक carbon के रूप से बनी होती है।
- Solar plants help the country cut its carbon emissions.
सौर संयंत्र देश को अपना carbon उत्सर्जन घटाने में सहायता करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Carbons are present in every living thing.
✓ Carbon is present in every living thing.
Carbon as an element is uncountable and takes no plural.
तत्त्व के रूप में carbon uncountable है और उसमें plural नहीं लगता।
✗ Coal consists mainly from carbon.
✓ Coal consists mainly of carbon.
Consist is followed by of before the thing that makes up something.
किसी चीज़ की रचना बताने के लिए consist के बाद of आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Carbon footprint (the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person's activities), carbon neutral; GK: India aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2070.
Collocations: carbon footprint (किसी व्यक्ति की गतिविधियों से उत्पन्न carbon dioxide की मात्रा), carbon neutral; GK में भारत का लक्ष्य 2070 तक net-zero उत्सर्जन है।