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• The Law of Conservation of Energy —     The Law of Conservation of Energy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of Conservation of Energy     Amongst the gravest objections raised by the progress of modern science against Theism, the possibility of Miracles, free will, the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• law of conservation of energy — n CONSERVATION OF ENERGY * * * in any given system the amount of energy is constant; energy is neither created nor destroyed, but only transformed from one form to another …   Medical dictionary

• law of conservation of energy — noun the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes • Syn: ↑conservation of energy, ↑first law of thermodynamics • Hypernyms: ↑conservation, ↑law of thermodynamics * * * :… …   Useful english dictionary

• law of conservation of energy — noun The law stating that the total amount of energy in any isolated system remains constant, and cannot be created or destroyed, although it may change forms …   Wiktionary

• Conservation of mass — The law of conservation of mass, also known as the principle of mass/matter conservation, states that the mass of an isolated system (closed to all matter and energy) will remain constant over time. This principle is equivalent to the… …   Wikipedia

• Energy (society) — The use of energy has been a key in the development of the human society by helping it to control and adapt to the environment. Managing the use of energy is inevitable in any functional society. In the industrialized world the development of… …   Wikipedia

• Energy — This article is about the scalar physical quantity. For other uses, see Energy (disambiguation). Energetic redirects here. For other uses, see Energetic (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Conservation of energy — This article is about the law of conservation of GPE in physics. For sustainable energy resources, see Energy conservation. Prof. Walter Lewin demonstrates the conservation of mechanical energy, touching a wrecking ball with his jaw. (MIT Course… …   Wikipedia

• energy conversion — ▪ technology Introduction       the transformation of energy from forms provided by nature to forms that can be used by humans.       Over the centuries a wide array of devices and systems has been developed for this purpose. Some of these energy …   Universalium

• conservation law — Physics, Chem. any law stating that some quantity or property remains constant during and after an interaction or process, as conservation of charge or conservation of linear momentum. [1945 50] * * * or law of conservation In physics, the… …   Universalium