Carbon

See also: carbon

English

Carbon, Alberta

Carbon, Iowa

Proper noun

Carbon (countable and uncountable, plural Carbons)

1. A surname.
2. A place name:
   1. A village in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana.
      2. A minor city and coal town in Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa.
      3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
      4. A town in Eastland County, Texas.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carbon is the 27514^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 876 individuals. Carbon is most common among White (58.9%) and Black/African American (24.09%) individuals.

See also

• Carbon County

Anagrams

• Branco, bancor, barcon, corban

Cebuano

Etymology 1

See karbon for more.

Proper noun

Carbon

1. A barangay of Bogo, Cebu, Philippines

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Proper noun

Carbon

1. a surname

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Carbon.

German

Etymology

Clipping of Carboneum (“carbon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁˈboːn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophone: Karbon

Noun

Carbon n (strong, genitive Carbons, no plural)

1. carbon fiber (composite material)

   Synonym: Kohlefaser

2. (dated) carbon

   Synonym: Kohlenstoff

   Carbonstahl ― carbon steel

Declension

Declension of Carbon [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Carbon
genitive	eines	des	Carbons
dative	einem	dem	Carbon
accusative	ein	das	Carbon

Further reading

• “Carbon” in Duden online