English dictionary

conservation

/,k/A/ns/@/r'v/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

noun.event

Synonyms preservation

Source: WordNet 3.0
the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations

noun.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

noun

Source: webster1913