carbon paper

Noun

Meaning

a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

carbon-paper

Synonyms

carbon paper writing paper stationery tracing paper bond paper transfer paper parchment paper manuscript paper typewriter paper laid paper transparent paper vellum paper letterhead paper notebook paper

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Hypernyms

paper

Examples

After more standardized ballots were introduced, these practices continued, applying methods such as requiring voters to use carbon paper to record their vote publicly in order to be paid. Source: Internet

It is usually made of platinum powder very thinly coated onto carbon paper or cloth. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carbon oxychloride carbon oxysulfide carbon oxysulphide carbon planet carbon pointy end carbon polymorph