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Noun: Carnot cycle  kaa(r)'now'sIkul
  1. A cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
    - Carnot's ideal cycle

Derived forms: Carnot cycles

See also: cyclic

Type of: cycle, oscillation

Encyclopedia: Carnot cycle

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