noun
conservation
kahn-suh-VAY-shuhn
noun
1
The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
"The charity funds conservation projects across the rainforest."
"Water conservation is essential during a drought."
2
The careful preservation and repair of artworks, buildings, or historical artefacts.
"The museum's conservation team restored the damaged painting."
3
In physics, the principle that a measurable quantity stays constant within an isolated system.
"The conservation of energy is one of the most fundamental laws in physics."
How to Use Conservation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishProtecting and looking after something so it isn't lost, damaged, or used up.
Common pairings
wildlife conservation
energy conservation
conservation area
conservation of mass
Word Forms
conservations plural
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Etymology
From Old French, built on conserve plus -ation.