conservation

  • 31Conservation — Energy En er*gy, n.; pl. {Energies}. [F. [ e]nergie, LL. energia, fr. Gr.?, fr. ? active; ? in + ? work. See {In}, and {Work}.] 1. Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 32conservation — 01. Water [conservation] is essential during the summer months. 02. We must [conserve] our forests if we want there to be logging jobs for our children and grandchildren. 03. We ll have to be [conservative] in our spending if we want to make our… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 33Conservation —   To reduce or avoid the consumption of a resource or commodity.   A foregoing or reduction of electric usage for the purpose of saving natural energy resources and limiting peak demand in order to ultimately reduce the capacity requirements for… …

    Energy terms

  • 34conservation — noun (U) 1 the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc, to prevent them being spoiled, or destroyed: wildlife conservation 2 the act of preventing something from being lost or wasted (+ of): conservation of energy …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35conservation — tvermė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. conservation vok. Erhaltung, f rus. сохранение, n pranc. conservation, f …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 36conservation — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conservation , conservatio, from conservare Date: 14th century 1. a careful preservation and protection of something; especially planned management of a natural resource to …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37conservation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. maintenance, protection, keeping, preservation. See store. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. preservation, maintenance, protection, conservancy, planned management, sustentation, keeping, conserving, guarding,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 38conservation — noun the conservation of tropical forests Syn: preservation, protection, safeguarding, safekeeping; care, guardianship, husbandry, supervision; upkeep, maintenance, repair, restoration; ecology, environmentalism …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 39conservation — /kɒnsəˈveɪʃən / (say konsuh vayshuhn) noun 1. the preservation of areas which are significant, culturally or scientifically, in their natural state. 2. the management of the natural environment to ensure that it is not destroyed in the process of …

  • 40conservation — laukinės gyvūnijos apsauga statusas Aprobuotas sritis laukinė gyvūnija apibrėžtis Laukinių gyvūnų rūšims ir jų buveinėms išsaugoti ar palankiai jų apsaugos būklei atkurti būtinų priemonių visuma. atitikmenys: angl. conservation rus. охрана… …

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