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conservation of energy

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conservation of energy
n.
A principle stating that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant regardless of changes within the system.
conservation of energy
n
(Physics / General Physics) the principle that the total energy of any isolated system is constant and independent of any changes occurring within the system
conservation of energy
A principle stating that the total energy of a closed system remains constant over time, regardless of other possible changes within the system. It is related to the symmetry of time invariance. See also invariancethermodynamics
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Noun1.conservation of energy - the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
first law of thermodynamics, law of conservation of energy
law of thermodynamics - (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system
conservation - (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations


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The physical organization, its decay, the indestructibility of matter, the law of the conservation of energy, evolution, were the words which usurped the place of his old belief.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
It was expected the Professor would shortly read to the Academy of Sciences a sensational paper on his new theory,--the Dissociation of Matter,--a theory destined to overthrow from its base the whole of official science, which based itself on the principle of the Conservation of Energy.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context
No subversive radium speculations had shaken his steady scientific faith in the conservation of energy and the indestructibility of matter.
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