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conservation

4 entries found.

  1. conservation
  2. conservation of charge
  3. conservation of energy
  4. conservation of mass

Main Entry:
con·ser·va·tion Listen to the pronunciation of conservation
Pronunciation:
\ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-shən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conservation-, conservatio, from conservare
Date:
14th century
1: a careful preservation and protection of something ; especially : planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect2: the preservation of a physical quantity during transformations or reactions
— con·ser·va·tion·al Listen to the pronunciation of conservational \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
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