"conservation of energy" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} conservation of energy (uncountable)
  1. (physics) a principle stating that energy may not be created or destroyed Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (conservation of energy): حِفْظ الطَّاقَة (ḥifẓ aṭ-ṭāqa) [masculine] (Arabic), energibevarelse [common-gender] (Danish), energian säilyminen (Finnish), energian häviämättömyys (Finnish), Energieerhaltung [feminine] (German), διατήρηση της ενέργειας (diatírisi tis enérgeias) [feminine] (Greek), ऊर्जा संरक्षण (ūrjā sanrakṣaṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), conservarea energiei [definite, feminine] (Romanian)
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