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CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conservation of momentum mean?
• CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM (noun)
The noun CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM has 1 sense:
1. the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system
Familiarity information: CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("conservation of momentum" is a kind of...):
conservation ((physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations)
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