What is another word for law of conservation of matter?

Pronunciation: [lˈɔː ɒv kˌɒnsəvˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv mˈatə] (IPA)

The law of conservation of matter is a fundamental principle that states matter can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed or transferred from one form to another. Synonyms for this concept include the law of conservation of mass, the principle of mass conservation, the matter preservation law, and the mass conservation law. These terms all refer to the same idea - that the amount of matter in a closed system remains constant over time, even as it undergoes physical or chemical changes. The principle has important applications in fields such as chemistry, physics, and engineering, where it is used to predict and explain the behavior of materials and their interactions.

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What are the hypernyms for Law of conservation of matter?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    physical law, conservation law, Conservation principle, Law of Conservation, Principle of Conservation, Principle of Mass Conservation, Principle of Matter Conservation.

Famous quotes with Law of conservation of matter

  • The extension of Black's method by the physicist Lavoisier led to the downfall of the purely qualitative theory of phlogiston, and gave to chemistry the true methods of investigation, and its first great quantitative law—the law of conservation of matter.
    J. R. Partington

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