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# conservation

«conservation» in Mova's school dictionary: **Protecting nature — animals, plants, forests, seas — so…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (conservation — mostly uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Protecting nature — animals, plants, forests, seas — so it is not damaged or lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#m1)

2) Using something carefully so that less is wasted: «water conservation», «energy conservation». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#m2)

3) Looking after old buildings, paintings and objects so they last. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#m3)

4) (science) The rule that some amounts stay the same in a closed system, such as «conservation of energy» or «conservation of mass». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons: conservation of habitats, endangered animals, rainforests and oceans; saving water and electricity at home. In maths and science for older pupils: «conservation of mass» means that when ice melts or things mix, the total mass stays the same. In everyday life: conservation areas, national parks, museum conservation. Phrases: «wildlife conservation», «conservation area», «conservation project», «water conservation».

### examples

- Conservation helps save tigers and turtles from dying out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#x1)
- Our class joined a conservation project to plant trees by the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#x2)
- Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth is water conservation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#x3)
- The old mill is in a conservation area, so it cannot be knocked down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#x4)
- Experts worked on the conservation of the old painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#x5)
- Conservation of energy means energy is never lost, only changed into another form. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#x6)
- The ranger told us about koala conservation in the bush. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#x7)
- When the ice melted, the mass was the same — that shows conservation of mass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/#x8)

### note

Mostly uncountable. Related words: «conserve» (verb), «conservationist» (a person who works to protect nature). Do not confuse with «conversation» (talking) — the letters r and v swap places — or with «conservative» (wanting things to stay the same; also a political party).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «conservation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conservation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.