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Conversion

//kənˈvɝʒən// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of converting something or someone. countable, uncountable

    "His conversion to Christianity"

  2. 2
    a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life wordnet
  3. 3
    A software product converted from one platform to another. countable, uncountable

    "Mike Follin […] also programmed the Spectrum version of The Sentinel (97%, Issue 40), and the excellent coin-op conversions Bubble Bobble (90%, Issue 45) and Bionic Commando (92%, Issue 53)."

  4. 4
    a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown wordnet
  5. 5
    A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another wordnet
  2. 7
    A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    act of exchanging one type of money or security for another wordnet
  4. 9
    An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    a change in the units or form of an expression: wordnet
  6. 11
    An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition wordnet
  8. 13
    Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property. countable, uncountable

    "the conversion of a horse"

  9. 14
    a change of religion wordnet
  10. 15
    Living space in a part of a building that was previously uninhabitable, or the process of constructing such living space. countable, uncountable

    "a loft conversion"

  11. 16
    an event that results in a transformation wordnet
  12. 17
    The process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis wordnet
  14. 19
    The act of turning round; revolution; rotation. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  15. 20
    The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition. countable, uncountable

    "the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions"

  17. 22
    Changing a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's parts, or doing both. countable, slang, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English conversion, conversioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from convertō.

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