n.
- preservation or restoration of the natural environment and wildlife.
▸preservation and repair of archaeological, historical, and cultural sites and artefacts.
- careful use of a resource.
- Physics the principle by which the total value of a quantity remains constant in a system which is not subject to external influence.
Derivative
- conservational adj.
- conservationist n.
Etymology
ME: from L. conservatio(n-), from conservare (see conserve).