CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system

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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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