carbon paper

Noun

A thin paper coated with a mixture of wax and pigment, used between two sheets of plain paper in order to make a copy of a document.

ریشه

Derived from the words 'carbon' and 'paper'. 'Paper' comes from the Latin 'papyrus'.

مثال

• Before the invention of photocopiers, carbon paper was widely used to make copies of documents.
• She used carbon paper to trace the drawing.
• Carbon paper is now considered an old-fashioned office supply.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Use carbon paper Sheet of carbon paper Carbon paper copy Carbon paper trace Old-fashioned carbon paper