to conserve
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5.3
- verb
- /kənˈsɜrv/
- Specialized
:
conservar
- In order to conserve mass in a closed system, we must ensure no matter enters or exits.
- conserve energy
- conserve momentum
- conserve angular momentum
So there is a distinction between things that are conserved and things that are not conserved.
- So there is a distinction between things that are conserved and things that are not conserved.
- I have identified quantities that are conserved in the collision.
- So the cat is conserving angular momentum.
- Unique quantum states whose properties are protected by conserved geometrical features.
- It's also not how physics works at all because as we said, physics conserves information.
- In fact, electron positron Collider, LEP, now energy is conserved.
Examples
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To improve efficiency, scientists often strive to conserve energy during experiments.
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Engineers design machines that conserve energy by minimizing waste during operation.
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You must conserve your strength.
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If they get cut off from their carrier, they will go to grounds to conserve energy.
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Clare, you need to calm down and conserve your energy.
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You want to be a lifeguard, you gotta learn to conserve your energy.
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He must conserve his energy for the battle.
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You know, where the government cuts electricity in scheduled districts to conserve energy.
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To conserve air, you'll need to make a fast descent.
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If it works, the scientists will be able to conserve many more native Allium species.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
496
3.4
To keep people and things safe from harm or change
Surface Forms
Etymology
Conserve comes from Latin parts con- ('together') and servare ('to keep'). So in science, if a quantity is 'conserved' it is 'kept' the same during a process.