“conservation of”

The following 9 entries include the term conservation of.

conservation of charge

noun phrase

: a principle in physics: the total electric charge of an isolated system remains constant irrespective of whatever internal changes may take place

conservation of energy

noun phrase

: a principle in physics: the total energy of an isolated system remains constant irrespective of whatever internal changes may take place with energy disappearing in one form reappearing in another

conservation of mass

noun phrase

: a principle in classical physics: the total mass of any isolated material system is neither increased nor diminished by reactions between the parts

conservation of angular momentum

: a principle in physics: the total angular momentum of a system free of external torque remains constant irrespective of transformations and interactions within the system

conservation of baryons

: a principle in physics: the number of baryons in an isolated system of elementary particles remains constant irrespective of transformations or decays

conservation of leptons

: a principle in physics: the number of leptons in an isolated system of elementary particles remains constant irrespective of transformations or decays

conservation of momentum

: a principle in physics: the total linear momentum of a system of particles not acted upon by external forces is constant in magnitude and direction irrespective of any reactions among the parts of the system

law of conservation of mass

law of conservation of momentum


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