Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnotian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
carnotian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832), mathematician and pioneer of thermodynamics.

Etymology

From Carnot + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Carnotian (comparative) most Carnotian (superlative)

Questions

What does carnotian mean?
Of or relating to Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832), mathematician and pioneer of thermodynamics.
Where does carnotian come from?
From Carnot + -ian.

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