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- noun
carbon copies
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Examples
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The fire is sprinkled with holy water immediately after the prayer, then carbons from the fire are placed in the thurible, followed by incense, and the fire itself is incensed.
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In other words, the distance between the carbons, that is to say, the length of the arc, is determined by the position of the armature of the electro-magnet between its magnets and the solenoid, which position is in its turn determined by the difference between the strength of current passing through the coil of the solenoid and that of the magnet.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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Another strike against inkjet inks: the solvent-based inks release volatile organic carbons, which is not the case for dry toner.
TreeHugger 2008
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Another strike against inkjet inks: the solvent-based inks release volatile organic carbons, which is not the case for dry toner.
TreeHugger 2008
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At $1 per month per machine an income of $900 per month would be derived from a 50 light machine without any lamp expenses, such as carbons, repairs on lamps, globes, etc.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Various
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There are white and gray "carbons" that can put an image on dark-colored paper.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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There are white and gray "carbons" that can put an image on dark-colored paper.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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There are white and gray "carbons" that can put an image on dark-colored paper.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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There are white and gray "carbons" that can put an image on dark-colored paper.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Consulting those documents, typed on old Royals and Underwoods, sometimes existing only as "carbons," feels like traveling back to the age of three-martini lunches.) What made this newsworthy was that Wylie and Amazon. com had annouced with much fanfare that the agent was starting his own publishing house that would partner exclusively with Amazon to sell the work of some 20 authors.
Peter Ginna: Andrew Wylie vs Random House: The Thrilla in Manila (Folders) Peter Ginna 2010
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