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Meaning of Carnot's theorem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A theorem for the maximum efficiency obtainable from a heat engine.
  2. A theorem stating that the sum of the signed distances from the circumcenter D to the sides of an arbitrary triangle ABC is DF + DG + DH = R + r, where r is the inradius and R the circumradius of the triangle.
  3. A theorem describing a relation between conic sections and triangles.
  4. A theorem describing a necessary and sufficient condition for three lines that are perpendicular to the (extended) sides of a triangle having a common point of intersection.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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