HyperDic: conservation_of_momentum

English > 1 sense of the expression conservation of momentum:
NOUNcognitionconservation of momentumthe principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system
English > conservation of momentum: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system.
Broaderconservation(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations

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