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Carnot cycle
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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
carnivoran, carnivore, carnivorous, carnose, Carnot, Carnot cycle, Carnot engine, carnotite, Carnot principle, Carnot refrigerator, Carnot's theorem
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How to use Carnot cycle in a sentence
The formula is the same as that for the Carnot cycle with the same range of temperature in expansion.
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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