"carbon paper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carbon papers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} carbon paper (countable and uncountable, plural carbon papers)
  1. Paper with one of the faces impregnated with carbon, used to make carbon copies. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Paper Synonyms: carbonic paper [archaic] Related terms: carbonless copy paper Translations (paper used to make carbon copies): инди́го (indígo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), копи́рна харти́я (kopírna hartíja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), မင်ခံစက္ကူ (manghkamcakku) (Burmese), paper carbó [masculine] (Catalan), sepan (Central Melanau), 碳紙 (Chinese Mandarin), 碳纸 (tànzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 複寫紙 (Chinese Mandarin), 复写纸 (fùxiězhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), kopírovací papír [masculine] (Czech), carbonpapier [neuter] (Dutch), doorslagpapier [neuter] (Dutch), kopeerpaber (Estonian), hiilipaperi (Finnish), kalkiopaperi (Finnish), papier carbone [masculine] (French), Durchschlagpapier [neuter] (German), καρμπόν (karmpón) [neuter] (Greek), αποτυπωτικό χαρτί (apotypotikó chartí) [neuter] (Greek), indigó (Hungarian), másolópapír (Hungarian), karbonpapír (Hungarian), papiro carbon (Interlingua), páipéar carbóin [masculine] (Irish), carta carbone [feminine] (Italian), carta velina [feminine] (Italian), カーボン紙 (kābon-shi) (Japanese), kertas karbon (Malay), کاغذ کاربن (kâğaz-e kârbon) (Persian), kalka [feminine] (Polish), papel-carbono [masculine] (Portuguese), chêrtacarbôn [feminine] (Romagnol), hârtie indigo [feminine] (Romanian), hârtie-carbon [feminine] (Romanian), копирова́льная бума́га (kopiroválʹnaja bumága) [feminine] (Russian), копи́рка (kopírka) [feminine] (Russian), papel carbón (Spanish), karbonpapper [neuter] (Swedish), karbon kâğıdı (Turkish), karbonpapier [neuter] (West Frisian), trochslachpapier [neuter] (West Frisian)

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          "carbon",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "carbonless copy paper"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "carbonic paper"
        }
      ],
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "indígo",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "инди́го"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kopírna hartíja",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "manghkamcakku",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "မင်ခံစက္ကူ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "paper carbó"
        },
        {
          "code": "mel",
          "lang": "Central Melanau",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "sepan"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "碳紙"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tànzhǐ",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "碳纸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "複寫紙"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fùxiězhǐ",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "复写纸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kopírovací papír"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "carbonpapier"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "doorslagpapier"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "kopeerpaber"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "hiilipaperi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "kalkiopaperi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "papier carbone"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Durchschlagpapier"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "karmpón",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "καρμπόν"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apotypotikó chartí",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "αποτυπωτικό χαρτί"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "indigó"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "másolópapír"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "karbonpapír"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "papiro carbon"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "páipéar carbóin"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "carta carbone"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "carta velina"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kābon-shi",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "カーボン紙"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "kertas karbon"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "kâğaz-e kârbon",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "کاغذ کاربن"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kalka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "papel-carbono"
        },
        {
          "code": "rgn",
          "lang": "Romagnol",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chêrtacarbôn"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hârtie indigo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hârtie-carbon"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kopiroválʹnaja bumága",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "копирова́льная бума́га"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kopírka",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "копи́рка"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "papel carbón"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "karbonpapper"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "word": "karbon kâğıdı"
        },
        {
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "karbonpapier"
        },
        {
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "trochslachpapier"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "carbon paper"
}
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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "word": "carbonless copy paper"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "Paper with one of the faces impregnated with carbon, used to make carbon copies."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "Paper",
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          "carbon",
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "carbonic paper"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "indígo",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "инди́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kopírna hartíja",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "копи́рна харти́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "manghkamcakku",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "မင်ခံစက္ကူ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paper carbó"
    },
    {
      "code": "mel",
      "lang": "Central Melanau",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "sepan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "碳紙"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tànzhǐ",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "碳纸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "複寫紙"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fùxiězhǐ",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "复写纸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kopírovací papír"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "carbonpapier"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "doorslagpapier"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "kopeerpaber"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "hiilipaperi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "kalkiopaperi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papier carbone"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Durchschlagpapier"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "karmpón",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "καρμπόν"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apotypotikó chartí",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αποτυπωτικό χαρτί"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "indigó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "másolópapír"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "karbonpapír"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "papiro carbon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "páipéar carbóin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carta carbone"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carta velina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kābon-shi",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "カーボン紙"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "kertas karbon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kâğaz-e kârbon",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "کاغذ کاربن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kalka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papel-carbono"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chêrtacarbôn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hârtie indigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hârtie-carbon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kopiroválʹnaja bumága",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "копирова́льная бума́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kopírka",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "копи́рка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "papel carbón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "karbonpapper"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "word": "karbon kâğıdı"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "karbonpapier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "paper used to make carbon copies",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "trochslachpapier"
    }
  ],
  "word": "carbon paper"
}

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