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Carnotian

Carnotian adjective: of or relating to Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832), mathematician and pioneer of thermodynamics.

Adjective

Carnotian (comparative more Carnotian, superlative most Carnotian)

  1. Of or relating to Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832), mathematician and pioneer of thermodynamics.

Forms of Carnotian

comparativemore Carnotian
superlativemost Carnotian

Origin of Carnotian

From Carnot + -ian.

Questions about Carnotian

What does Carnotian mean?
Carnotian means of or relating to Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832), mathematician and pioneer of thermodynamics.
What part of speech is Carnotian?
Carnotian is an adjective.

Words near Carnotian in the dictionary

  1. Carnot's rule
  2. Carnot's theorem
  3. Carnota
  4. carnotaurine
  5. carnotaurines
  6. Carnotian
  7. carnotite
  8. carnotites
  9. Carnoules
  10. carnous
  11. Carnoustie

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