CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
\kˌɒnsəvˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv ˈɛnəd͡ʒi], \kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən ɒv ˈɛnədʒi], \k_ˌɒ_n_s_ə_v_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v ˈɛ_n_ə_dʒ_i]\
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the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
By Princeton University
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the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The doctrine that, however it may change in form and character, no smallest quantity of force in the universe is ever lost (physics).
By Daniel Lyons
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A principle universal in its application, by virtue of which any form of energy, whether occurring in organized or in unorganized bodies, never suffers loss but is transmuted into some other form of energy of equivalent power. An example of the c. is found in the development of heat by the arrest of a moving body. [Lat.]
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The doctrine according to which energy is indestructible, although capable of transformation from one form to another.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.