Carbon vs. Coal
Difference Between Carbon and Coal
Carbonnoun
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.
Coalnoun
(uncountable) A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
Carbonnoun
(countable) An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens.Coalnoun
(countable) A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English either of the following examples could be used, whereas the latter would be more common in American English.
Put some coals on the fire.Put some coal on the fire.Carbonnoun
A sheet of carbon paper.
Coalnoun
(countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.
Carbonnoun
A carbon copy.
Coalnoun
(countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.Carbonnoun
A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
Coalnoun
Charcoal.
Carbonnoun
Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.
Coalverb
(intransitive) To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).
Carbonnoun
A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
Coalverb
(transitive) To supply with coal.
to coal a steamerCarbonnoun
A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
Coalverb
(intransitive) To be converted to charcoal.
Carbonverb
To cause (someone) to receive a carbon copy of an email message.
When I send it, I'll carbon Julia so she's aware.Coalverb
(transitive) To burn to charcoal; to char.
Carbonnoun
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
Coalverb
(transitive) To mark or delineate with charcoal.
Carbonnoun
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
Coalnoun
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
Carbonnoun
a copy made with carbon paper
Coalnoun
a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire
Coalverb
burn to charcoal;
Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everythingCoalverb
supply with coal
Coalverb
take in coal;
The big ship coaled
