An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.

From O.Fr. consequence "result," from L. consequentia, from consequentem (nom. consequens), prp. of consequi "to follow after," from &arr; com- "with" + sequi "to follow," (cf. Skt. sacate "accompanies, follows," Av. hacaiti, Gk. hepesthai "to follow"), from PIE base *sekw- "to follow".

Peyâmad, from pey "after; footstep; foot" (Mid.Pers. pay "step, after," O.Pers. nipadiy "on the track of, close after," from ni-, → ni- (PIE), + padiy, from pad- "foot", Av. paδa- "step, footstep," Skt. padá- "step, foorstep;" cf. Gk. pos, L. pes; PIE root *pod-/*ped-) + âmad "to come, arrive," shortened infinitive of âmadan, Mid.Pers. âmatan, O.Iranian *āgmatani, O.Pers., Av. gam- "to come; to go," Av. jamaiti "goes," Skt. gamati "goes," Gk. bainein "to go, walk, step," L. venire "to come," Tocharian A käm- "to come," O.H.G. queman "to come," E. come; PIE root *gwem- "to go, come."

Logic: In a → conditional proposition, the → clause which follows then. See also → antecedent.

→ consequence.

The act or an instance of conserving.

Verbal noun of → conserve.

A general statement that a → physical quantity, such as → energy, → mass, → momentum, or → electric charge is unchanged in an → interaction occurring within a → closed system. See also:
→ conservation of charge, → conservation of energy, → conservation of mass, → conservation of mass and energy, → conservation of matter, → conservation of momentum, → conservation of probability, → parity conservation, → conservative field.

→ conservation; → law.

In any given → frame of reference, → electric charge is neither created nor destroyed. This → law must not be confused with → charge invariance.

→ conservation; → charge.

The → principle whereby the → total energy of a → closed system remains → constant. This means that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. See also the → first law of thermodynamics.

→ conservation; → energy.

A → principle of → classical physics whereby → matter can be neither created nor destroyed. Matter can, however, be → converted into → energy, as predicated by the theory of → special relativity. Also called → conservation of matter.

→ conservation; → mass.

A principle, resulting from Einstein's theory of → special relativity whereby in any → closed system the sum of mass and energy remains → constant.

→ conservation; → mass; → energy.

Same as → conservation of mass.

→ conservation; → matter.

A fundamental law of physics which states that the momentum of a → physical system does not change in the course of time if there are no external forces acting on the system. It is embodied in → Newton's first law. This principle shows that the interaction of bodies composing a → closed system leads only to an exchange in momentum between the bodies but does not affect the motion of the system as a whole. More specifically, interactions between the composing bodies do not change the velocity of the system's → center of mass.

→ conservation; → momentum.

A principle according to which the sum of probabilities of all possible states that might come out of an initial state equals the probability of the initial state.

→ conservation; → probability.

The disposition, or political philosophy, to preserve the existing or traditional order and oppose radical change.

→ conservative; → -ism.

1) Physics: Of or pertaining to a law of → conservation.
2) Opposed to change and innovation and disposed to keep existing values.
3) Of or relating to a philosophy of → conservatism.
4) An adherent or advocate of political conservatism.

M.Fr. conservatif, from L.L. conservativus, from L. conservatus, p.p. of conservare, → conserve.

Pâyešmand, from pâyeš, → conservation, + -mand possession suffix, → -ist.

A → field of → force in which the → work done in taking a particle from one point to another is independent of the → path taken between them. Examples are → electrostatic field and → gravitational field.

→ conservative; → field.

A system in which there is no dissipation of energy so that the total energy remains unchanged with time.

→ conservative→ system.

The condition or quality of being → conservative.

→ conservative; → -ness.

1a) General: To keep or protect from harm, decay, or destruction.
1b) Physics, chemistry: To maintain a quantity constant during an interaction or process of evolutionary change. → conservation law.
1c) To preserve (fruit) by cooking with sugar.
2) Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.

M.E., from O.Fr. conserver, from L. conservare "to keep, preserve, guard," from → com- + servare "keep, watch, maintain," → observe.

Patâyândan, transitive of Mid.Pers. patâyidan "to endure, remain, continue," ultimately from Proto-Ir *pati-tauH-, from base *tauH- "to be able, strong;" cf. Av. tauu- "to be able, strong," O.Pers. tav- "to be strong," Pers. tavân "power," tavânestan "to be able," Skt. tav^i- "to be strong;" Gk. saos "healthy;" PIE *tuH- "to swell, be strong" (Cheung 2007).

A → quantity that remains → constant when its corresponding → physical system undergoes a → transformation.

→ conserve→ quantity.

To think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on (dictionary.com).

M.E. consideren, from O.Fr. considerer "reflect on, study," from L. considerare "to examine, look at closely," literally "to observe the stars," from → com- "with" + sider (stem of sidus) "star, group of stars," → sideral.

Âgâridan, from intensive prefix â- + gâr-, variants gar-, gâl- "to consider, observe," as in engâridan "to suppose," negaristan "to observe, look, notice," segâl "thought," segâlidan "to think, meditate," ultimately from Proto-Iranian *kar- "to observe, to consider;" cf. Av. kar- "to remember; to impress on memory;" Skt. kal- "to observe, consider," kalayati "considers, observes."

1) Rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.
2) Worthy of respect, attention, etc.; important; distinguished (dictionary.com).

→ consider; → -able.