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Definition of Conservation
1. Noun. An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change.
Generic synonyms: Advance, Betterment, Improvement
Derivative terms: Conservationist, Conserve
2. Noun. The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
Specialized synonyms: Conservancy, Soil Conservation, Oil Conservation, Water Conservation
Derivative terms: Conservationist, Conserve
3. Noun. (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations.
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Specialized synonyms: Conservation Of Charge, Conservation Of Electricity, Conservation Of Energy, First Law Of Thermodynamics, Law Of Conservation Of Energy, Conservation Of Mass, Conservation Of Matter, Law Of Conservation Of Mass, Law Of Conservation Of Matter, Conservation Of Momentum, Conservation Of Parity, Mirror Symmetry, Parity, Space-reflection Symmetry
Derivative terms: Conserve
Definition of Conservation
1. n. The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Definition of Conservation
1. Noun. The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation. ¹
2. Noun. A wise use of natural resources. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conservation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Conservation
1. Efficiency of energy use, production, transmission, or distribution that results in a decrease of energy consumption while providing the same level of service. (05 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conservation
Literary usage of Conservation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by International Energy Agency (2004)
"Energy conservation and energy efficiency belong to one of the four fields in
... Energy Conservation Agreements: The NCS endorses extending the scope of ..."
2. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1917)
"To the President and Members of the Natural Gas Association of America: Your
Conservation Committee held no meetings during the past year. ..."
3. Great Debates in American Hist: From the Debates in the British Parliament by United States Congress, Great Britain Parliament, Marion Mills Miller (1913)
"National Conservation"—Speech of Sen. George E. Chamberlain [Ore.] in Favor of
National Conservation, but against Abuses of Its Administration: He- marks by ..."
4. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"Discusses the movements for the conservation of the natural resources of ...
2917 C. The North American Conference on the Conservation of Natural Resources. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"66 A Conservation POLICY FOR THE PHILIPPINES ADDRESS OF DR. DAVID P. BARROWS There
is a problem of conservation in the Philippines and upon its wise and ..."
6. A Textbook of Physics by John Henry Poynting, Joseph John Thomson (1906)
"Conservation OF ENERGY. MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT. ... We have now to add a
third great principle of conservation, the Conservation of Energy. ..."
7. Historic Building Interiors: An Annotated Bibliography by Anne Grimmer (1994)
"Features, Finishes and Materials: Conservation and Maintenance Dillon, Phyllis.
"Conservation Planning: Where Can You Find the Help You Need?" History News. ..."
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