1 noun ECOL, ARCHIT protecting environmentcaomhnú masc c m ucaomhantas technical term masc1 c m uthey do conservation workbíonn siad ag déanamh obair chaomhnaitheenvironmental conservationcaomhnú na timpeallachta, caomhnú an chomhshaoil, cosaint na timpeallachta familiarnature conservationcaomhnú an dúlraconservation orderordú caomhnaithe2 noun ECOL managing resourcecaomhnú masc c m ucaomhantas technical term masc1 c m uenergy conservationcaomhnú fuinnimh
3 noun especially ART preserving fragile objectcaomhnú masc c m uobair chaomhnaithethey paid for the conservation of the paintingdhíol siad as obair chaomhnaithe a dhéanamh ar an bpictiúr4 noun PHYS fact of not changingimchoimeád mascconservation of massimchoimeád na maise