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Carnot's cycle

Carnot's cycle proper noun: an ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations: (1) isothermal expansion to a desired point; (2) adiabatic expansion to a desired point; (3) isothermal compression to such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state.

carnot's cycle: an ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations: (1)...
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Proper noun

Carnot's cycle

  1. An ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations: (1) isothermal expansion to a desired point; (2) adiabatic expansion to a desired point; (3) isothermal compression to such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state.

Carnot's cycle meaning in Hindi, Tagalog and Indonesian

Carnot's cycle in Hindi

an ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations
कार्नो चक्र kārno cakra

Carnot's cycle in Tagalog

an ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations
salikop Karno

Carnot's cycle in Indonesian

an ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations
siklus Carnot

Forms of Carnot's cycle

alternative formCarnot cycle

Questions about Carnot's cycle

What does Carnot's cycle mean?
Carnot's cycle means an ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations: (1) isothermal expansion to a desired point; (2) adiabatic expansion to a desired point; (3) isothermal compression to such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state.
What is Carnot's cycle in Hindi?
Carnot's cycle in Hindi is कार्नो चक्र (kārno cakra). See Carnot's cycle meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Carnot's cycle?
Carnot's cycle is a proper noun.

Words near Carnot's cycle in the dictionary

  1. Carnot cycle
  2. Carnot engine
  3. Carnot engines
  4. Carnot heat engine
  5. Carnot heat engines
  6. Carnot's cycle
  7. Carnot's law
  8. Carnot's rule
  9. Carnot's theorem
  10. Carnota
  11. carnotaurine

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