Definitions for conservation
ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃəncon·ser·va·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 24 votes

1. conservation, preservationnoun

   an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

2. conservationnoun

   the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

3. conservationnoun

   (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. conservationnoun

   The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

2. conservationnoun

   A wise use of natural resources.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conservationnoun

   Etymology: conservatio, Latin.

   1. The act of preserving; care to keep from perishing; continuance; protection.

   Though there do indeed happen some alterations in the globe, yet they are such as tend rather to the benefit and conservation of the earth, and its productions, than to the disorder and destruction of both. John Woodward, Natural History.

   2. Preservation from corruption.

   It is an enquiry of excellent use, to enquire of the means of preventing or staying of putrefaction; for therein consisteth the means of conservation of bodies. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

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1. conservation

   Conservation refers to the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments, species, and biological diversity, as well as the prevention of excessive or wasteful use of resources. It aims to maintain the world's ecological balance and prevent loss of biodiversity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Conservationnoun

   the act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation

2. Etymology: [L. conservatio: cf. F. conservation.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conservation

   An intelligent, responsible and prudent use of natural resources.

   Water conservation is a form of education which is valued.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 25, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Physics
   • Preservation
   • Principle

British National Corpus

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   Rank popularity for the word 'conservation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3711

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conservation' in Nouns Frequency: #1554

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conservation' in Adjectives Frequency: #802

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conservation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conservation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of conservation in a Sentence

1. Pete Maysmith:

   A bunch of these districts are suburban districts, higher college education -- and a bunch of these suburban women do not want to wake up and find out Conservation Voters water and Conservation Voters air is potentially more polluted, it just cuts against how Conservation Voters fundamentally think about Conservation Voters families and Conservation Voters communities.

2. Louise Hartley:

   For the business aspect of Instant Detect, we're really just using it for conservation purposes, so we'll roll it out to two different sites for anti-poaching or for remote monitoring. A lot of that will be through grant funded, but also we may sell additional systems to four conservation uses, we want to bring in new transmission methods.

3. Donald White:

   Everyone is a keyboard hero these days. 75 percent of people would've said nothing at all and left the elk. Or they would've took it home. And the conservation would never knew, when I put my post up on Facebook yes I was a excited Dad. And also I wanted to make people aware that there is elk in northern Missouri. Donald White said his daughter has faced social media bullying since the incident. (Donald White) There’s no hunting season for elk in Missouri. The state’s conservation department reintroduced the animal at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in 2011 and is currently growing a herd. However, the elk Wilson shot was about 200 miles away from the herd, Springfield News-Leader reported. There are no reports of elk in this area. It was kind of a surprise to us. There was no evidence of any ear tags or collars on this one.

4. Solomon Short:

   Nature abhors a hero. For one thing, he violates the law of conservation of energy. For another, how can it be the survival of the fittest when the fittest keeps putting himself in situations where he is most likely to be creamed

5. Theodore Roosevelt:

   Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at bottom this policy rests upon the fundamental law that neither man nor nation can prosper unless, in dealing with the present, thought is steadily taken for the future.

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