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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Conservation \Con`ser*va"tion\, n. [L. conservatio: cf. F.
     conservation.]
     The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping
     (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism.
                                                    --Hallam.
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           A state without the means of some change is without the
           means of its conservation.               --Burke.
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     Conservation of areas (Astron.), the principle that the
        radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over
        equal areas in equal times.
  
     Conservation of energy, or Conservation of force (Mech.),
        the principle that the total energy of any material system
        is a quantity which can neither be increased nor
        diminished by any action between the parts of the system,
        though it may be transformed into any of the forms of
        which energy is susceptible. --Clerk Maxwell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Energy \En"er*gy\, n.; pl. Energies. [F. ['e]nergie, LL.
     energia, fr. Gr.?, fr. ? active; ? in + ? work. See In, and
     Work.]
     1. Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating,
        or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men
        possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive.
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              The great energies of nature are known to us only by
              their effects.                        --Paley.
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     2. Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or
        effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate.
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     3. Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to
        impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; --
        said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full
        of energy.
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     4. (Physics) Capacity for performing work.
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     Note: The kinetic energy of a body is the energy it has in
           virtue of being in motion. It is measured by one half
           of the product of the mass of each element of the body
           multiplied by the square of the velocity of the
           element, relative to some given body or point. The
           available kinetic energy of a material system
           unconnected with any other system is that energy which
           is due to the motions of the parts of the system
           relative to its center of mass. The potential energy of
           a body or system is that energy which is not kinetic;
           -- energy due to configuration. Kinetic energy is
           sometimes called actual energy. Kinetic energy is
           exemplified in the vis viva of moving bodies, in heat,
           electric currents, etc.; potential energy, in a bent
           spring, or a body suspended a given distance above the
           earth and acted on by gravity.
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     Accumulation, Conservation, Correlation, & Degradation
     of energy, etc. (Physics) See under Accumulation,
        Conservation, Correlation, etc.
  
     Syn: Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit;
          efficiency; resolution.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  
  
     Accumulation, Conservation, Correlation, & Degradation
     of energy, etc. (Physics) See under Accumulation,
        Conservation, Correlation, etc.
  
     Syn: Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit;
          efficiency; resolution.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Conservation \Con`ser*va"tion\, n. [L. conservatio: cf. F.
     conservation.]
     The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping
     (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
  
           A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism.
                                                    --Hallam.
  
           A state without the means of some change is without the
           means of its conservation.               --Burke.
  
     Conservation of areas (Astron.), the principle that the
        radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over
        equal areas in equal times.
  
     Conservation of energy, or Conservation of force (Mech.),
        the principle that the total energy of any material system
        is a quantity which can neither be increased nor
        diminished by any action between the parts of the system,
        though it may be transformed into any of the forms of
        which energy is susceptible. --Clerk Maxwell.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  conservation
       n 1: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or
            injury or other change [syn: preservation]
       2: the preservation and careful management of the environment
          and of natural resources
       3: (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged
          during chemical reactions or physical transformations

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conservation
     Γαλλικά n.
     η διατήρηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conservation
     n.
     1 The act of preserve, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a
  thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
     2 Wise use of natural resources.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  conservation
     n.
     1 The act of preserve, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a
  thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
     2 Wise use of natural resources.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  conservation
     n.
     1 The act of preserve, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a
  thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
     2 Wise use of natural resources.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  conservation
     n.
     1 The act of preserve, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a
  thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
     2 Wise use of natural resources.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conservation
     Ranska n.
     säilytys, säilyminen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conservation
     Franska n.
     bevarande

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  conservation /kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən/
  behoud

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Conservation /kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən/
  الحماية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  conservation //ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən// 
  консервация, опазване, съхраняване
  The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  conservation /kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən/ 
  zadržování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  conservation /kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən/ 
  zachování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  conservation /kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən/ 
  uchování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  conservation /kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən/ 
  konzervace

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  conservation /kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən/ 
  cadwraeth