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NICOLAS LEONARD SADI CARNOT
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• NICOLAS LEONARD SADI CARNOT (noun)
The noun NICOLAS LEONARD SADI CARNOT has 1 sense:
1. French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
Familiarity information: NICOLAS LEONARD SADI CARNOT used as a noun is very rare.
• NICOLAS LEONARD SADI CARNOT (noun)
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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