English Explanatory Dictionary

conservative force

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see conservative, force.
  2. A force the work done by which is independent of the path taken and depends only on the initial and final positions of the object; equivalently, the total work done by a conservative force is equal to zero when the path taken is a closed loop.

Word forms

conservative force conservative forces
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