- law of conservation of mass
- mass (or matter) can be neither created nor destroyed; this law can be violated on the microscopic level.
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law of conservation of mass
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law of conservation of mass — Physics. See conservation of mass. * * * … Universalium
law of conservation of mass — noun a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system • Syn: ↑conservation of mass, ↑conservation of matter, ↑law of conservation of matter • Hypernyms: ↑conservation * * * :… … Useful english dictionary
law of conservation of mass — basic law of nature which claims that mass is neither created nor wasted but rather changes form … English contemporary dictionary
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
conservation of mass — noun a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system • Syn: ↑conservation of matter, ↑law of conservation of mass, ↑law of conservation of matter • Hypernyms: ↑conservation … Useful english dictionary
law of conservation of matter — noun a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system • Syn: ↑conservation of mass, ↑conservation of matter, ↑law of conservation of mass • Hypernyms: ↑conservation … Useful english dictionary
conservation of mass — Physics. the principle that in any closed system subjected to no external forces, the mass is constant irrespective of its changes in form; the principle that matter cannot be created or destroyed. Also called law of conservation of mass,… … Universalium
conservation of mass — n a principle in classical physics: the total mass of any material system is neither increased nor diminished by reactions between the parts called also conservation of matter, law of conservation of matter … Medical dictionary
law of conservation of matter — n CONSERVATION OF MASS … Medical dictionary
conservation of mass — noun A conservation law of classical physics that states that the total mass of a closed system remains constant regardless of the chemical or physical changes that take place within it … Wiktionary
