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CARNOT
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• CARNOT (noun)
The noun CARNOT has 1 sense:
1. French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
Familiarity information: CARNOT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Carnot; Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot; Sadi Carnot
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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