radioactive dating

== English == === Noun === radioactive dating (usually uncountable, plural radioactive datings) 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. Synonym: radiometric dating ==== Hyponyms ==== carbon dating carbon-14 dating C-14 dating radiocarbon dating ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Uranium–lead dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Uranium–thorium dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Lead–lead dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Potassium–argon dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Radiocarbon dating on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Decay chain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia