"radioactive dating" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radioactive datings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} radioactive dating (usually uncountable, plural radioactive datings)
  1. The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed. Wikipedia link: Radiometric dating Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Radioactivity Synonyms: radiometric dating Hyponyms: carbon dating, carbon-14 dating, C-14 dating, radiocarbon dating Translations (process of determining age by estimating radioactive decay): radioaktiivinen iänmääritys (Finnish), radiometrische Datierung [feminine] (German), radioaktive Datierung [feminine] (German), Radiodatierung [feminine] (German), datazione radiometrica [feminine] (Italian), radiodatazione [feminine] (Italian), datowanie izotopowe [neuter] (Polish), datowanie promieniotwórcze [neuter] (Polish), radiodatowanie [neuter] (Polish), radiochronologia [feminine] (Polish)

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