Definition of preservation Preservation
/pɹɛˌzɚvejˈʃʌn/ - [prezerveyshun] - pres•er•va•tion
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NounPlural: preservations |
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| preservation - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger | ||
| saving | ||
| protection payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" | ||
| environmentalism the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction | ||
| conservation the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources | ||
| self-preservation preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency | ||
| reservation the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion | ||
| preservation - a process that saves organic substances from decay | ||
| biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms | ||
| fixation, fixing (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | ||
| embalmment preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals | ||
| plastination a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching" | ||
| preservation - the condition of being (well or ill) preserved | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| preservation - an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change | ||
| conservation | ||
| betterment, improvement, advance an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility | ||
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- preservation (Noun)
The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- preservation (n.)
The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation.
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preservation
The process of maintaining a structure in its present condition and arresting further deterioration.
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🔤- preservation, noun, singular of preservations.
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