conservation of charge

noun Physics.

the principle that the total electric charge of a system is constant.
Also called law of conservation of charge.

Origin of conservation of charge

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby conservation of charge

conservation grade, conservation law, conservation law , conservation of angular momentum, conservation of baryon number, conservation of charge, conservation of energy, conservation of lepton number, conservation of linear momentum, conservation of mass, conservation of momentum

British Dictionary definitions for conservation of charge

conservation of charge

noun

the principle that the total charge of any isolated system is constant and independent of changes that take place within the system

Scientific definitions for conservation of charge

conservation of charge

A conservation law stating that the total electric charge of a closed system remains constant over time, regardless of other possible changes within the system.