[kahr-noh; Fr. kar-noh] 
| 1. | La⋅zare Ni⋅co⋅las Mar⋅gue⋅rite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] , 1753–1823, French general and statesman. |
| 2. | (Ma⋅rie François) Sa⋅di [muh-ree fran-swah sad-ee; Fr. ma-ree frahn-swa sa-dee] , 1837–94, French statesman: president of the Republic 1887–94. |
| 3. | Ni⋅co⋅las Lé⋅o⋅nard Sa⋅di [nik-uh-luh s len-erd sad-ee; Fr. nee-kaw-lah ley-aw-nar sa-dee] , 1796–1832, French physicist: pioneer in the field of thermodynamics. |
| Car·not (kär-nō') French military strategist for the Republican armies during the French Revolution. He later held high positions under Napoleon I. |
| Carnot (kär-nō') Pronunciation Key
French physicist and engineer who founded the science of thermodynamics. He was the first to analyze the working cycle and efficiency of the steam engine according to scientific principles. Through his experiments Carnot developed what would become the second law of thermodynamics and laid the foundation for work by Kelvin, Joule, and others. |