Phrase guide

carbon paper

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Paper with one of the faces impregnated with carbon, used to make carbon copies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carbon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: paper

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: инди́го (indígo) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Bulgarian: копи́рна харти́я (kopírna hartíja) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Burmese: မင်ခံစက္ကူ (manghkamcakku) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Catalan: paper carbó — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳紙 /碳纸 (tànzhǐ) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複寫紙 /复写纸 (fùxiězhǐ) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Czech: kopírovací papír — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Dutch: carbonpapier — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Dutch: doorslagpapier — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Estonian: kopeerpaber — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Finnish: hiilipaperi — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Finnish: kalkiopaperi — paper used to make carbon copies
  • French: papier carbone — paper used to make carbon copies
  • West-Frisian: karbonpapier — paper used to make carbon copies
  • West-Frisian: trochslachpapier — paper used to make carbon copies
  • German: Durchschlagpapier — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Greek: καρμπόν (karmpón) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Greek: αποτυπωτικό χαρτί (apotypotikó chartí) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Hungarian: indigó — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Hungarian: másolópapír — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Hungarian: karbonpapír — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Interlingua: papiro carbon — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Irish: páipéar carbóin — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Italian: carta carbone — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Italian: carta velina — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Japanese: カーボン紙 (kābon-shi) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Korean: 먹지 (meokji) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Malay: kertas karbon — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Central Melanau: sepan — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Persian: کاغذ کاربن (kâġaz-e kârbon) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Polish: kalka — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Portuguese: papel-carbono — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Romagnol: chêrtacarbôn — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Romanian: hârtie indigo — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Romanian: hârtie-carbon — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Russian: копирова́льная бума́га (kopiroválʹnaja bumága) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Russian: копи́рка (kopírka) — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Spanish: papel carbón — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Swedish: karbonpapper — paper used to make carbon copies
  • Turkish: karbon kâğıdı — paper used to make carbon copies