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{
"term": "carbon",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a chemical element. Carbon is found in all living things, existing in a pure state as diamond and graphite.",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "carbon fibre"
},
{
"text": "iron with a high carbon content"
}
],
"topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["pure", "organic", "radioactive"],
"carbon + noun": ["content", "atom", "isotope"],
"phrases": ["a form of carbon"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used when referring to the gas carbon dioxide in terms of the effect it has on the earth’s climate in causing global warming",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "carbon emissions/levels/taxes"
}
],
"topics": ["The environment"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["pure", "organic", "radioactive"],
"carbon + noun": ["content", "atom", "isotope"],
"phrases": ["a form of carbon"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a copy of a document, letter, etc. made with carbon paper",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a person or thing that is very similar to somebody/something else",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a piece of carbon paper",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːbən/",
"audio": "ca/carbon/carbon__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːrbən/",
"audio": "ca/carbon/carbon__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: from French carbone, from Latin carbo, carbon- ‘coal, charcoal’."
}