/ Dictionary / Index C Carnot: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Car•not Pronunciation: (kär-nō' Fr. kar-nō'), [key] — n. 1753–1823, French general and statesman. 1837–94, French statesman: president of the Republic 1887–94. 1796–1832, French physicist: pioneer in the field of thermodynamics. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carnot (Thesaurus) carnose Carnot cycle Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arboreal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language