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Noun: law of conservation of energy
  1. The fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
    - conservation of energy, first law of thermodynamics

Type of: conservation, law of thermodynamics

Encyclopedia: Law of conservation of energy

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