add. ·- an ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through the following four successive operations: (1) isothermal expansion to a desired point; (2) adiabatic expansion to a desired point; (3) isothermal compression to such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state.
CARNOT'S CYCLE
Meaning of CARNOT'S CYCLE in English
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012