Carnot cycle
noun Thermodynamics.
an ideal cycle of reversible engine operations in which a substance at one temperature is compressed adiabatically to a second temperature, expanded isothermally at the second temperature, expanded adiabatically from the second temperature to the first temperature, and compressed isothermally at the first temperature.
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Origin of Carnot cycle
After N. L. S. Carnot
Words nearby Carnot cycle
Carnivora, carnivore, carnivorous, carnose, Carnot, Carnot cycle, Carnot engine, carnotite, Carnot principle, Carnot refrigerator, Carnot's theorem
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British Dictionary definitions for Carnot cycle
Carnot cycle
noun
an idealized reversible heat-engine cycle giving maximum efficiency and consisting of an isothermal expansion, an adiabatic expansion, an isothermal compression, and an adiabatic compression back to the initial state
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