{ } a. [ L. carnosus, fr. caro, carnis, flesh: cf. OF. carneux, F. charneux. ] 1. Of or pertaining to flesh; fleshy. [ 1913 Webster ]

A distinct carnose muscle. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Of a fleshy consistence; -- applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ After N. L. S. Carnot, French physicist. ] (Thermodynamics) 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]