HyperDic: conservation

English > 3 senses of the word conservation:
NOUNeventconservation, preservationan occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
actconservationthe preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
cognitionconservation(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
conservation > pronunciation
Soundskaa.nservey'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > conservation: 3 senses > noun 1, event
MeaningAn occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change.
Synonympreservation
Broaderimprovement, betterment, advanceA change for the better
Spanishconservación, preservación
Catalanconservació
Nounsconservationistsomeone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
Verbsconservekeep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
English > conservation: 3 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
NarrowerconservancyThe official conservation of trees and soil / soil and rivers etc.
oil conservationThe conservation of petroleum resources
soil conservationprotection of soil against erosion or deterioration
water conservationThe conservation of water resources
Broaderpreservation, savingThe activity of protecting something from loss or danger
Spanishconservación
Catalanconservació
Nounsconservationistsomeone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
Verbsconservekeep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
English > conservation: 3 senses > noun 3, cognition
Meaning(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations.
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Narrowerconservation of charge, conservation of electricityThe principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system
conservation of energy, law of conservation of energy, first law of thermodynamicsThe fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
conservation of mass, conservation of matter, law of conservation of mass, law of conservation of matterA fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
conservation of momentumThe principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system
parity, conservation of parity, space-reflection symmetry, mirror symmetry(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
BroaderprincipleA basic truth or law or assumption / assumption
Spanishconservación
Catalanconservació
Verbsconservekeep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

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