con·ver·sion (k n-vûr zhn, -shn)n. 1. a. The act of converting. b. The state of being converted. 2. A change in which one adopts a new religion, faith, or belief. 3. Something that is changed from one use, function, or purpose to another. 4. Law a. The unlawful appropriation of another's property. b. The changing of real property to personal property or vice versa. 5. The exchange of one type of security or currency for another. 6. Logic The interchange of the subject and predicate of a proposition. 7. Football An extra point or points scored after a touchdown, as by kicking the ball through the uprights or by advancing the ball into the endzone from the three-yard line. 8. Psychiatry A psychological defense mechanism by which repressed ideas, conflicts, or impulses are manifested by various bodily symptoms, such as paralysis or sensory deficits, that have no physical cause. 9. The expression of a quantity in alternative units, as of length or weight. [Middle English conversioun, religious conversion, from Old French conversion, from Latin conversi  , conversin-, a turning around, from conversus, past participle of convertere, to turn around; see convert.]con·ver sion·al, con·version·ar y (-zh-n r , -sh-) adj. |
conversion [kənˈvɜːʃən]
n
1.
a. a change or adaptation in form, character, or function
b. something changed in one of these respects
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a change to another attitude or belief, as in a change of religion
3. (Mathematics) Maths a change in the units or form of a number or expression the conversion of miles to kilometres involves multiplying by 1.61
4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a form of inference by which one proposition is obtained as the converse of another proposition
5. (Law) Law
a. unauthorized dealing with or the assumption of rights of ownership to another's personal property
b. the changing of real property into personalty or personalty into realty
6. (Team Sports / Rugby) Rugby a score made after a try by kicking the ball over the crossbar from a place kick
7. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a change of fertile material to fissile material in a reactor
8. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)
a. an alteration to a car engine to improve its performance
b. (as modifier) a conversion kit
9. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) material alteration to the structure or fittings of a building undergoing a change in function or legal status
10. (Law) NZ the unauthorized appropriation of a motor vehicle
[from Latin conversiō a turning around; see convert]
conversional , conversionary adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  conversion - an event that results in a transformationglycogenesis - the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand isomerisation, isomerization - the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself rectification - the conversion of alternating current to direct current |
| 2. | conversion - a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade" data conversion - conversion from one way of encoding data to another way digitisation, digitization - conversion of analog information into digital information | |
| 3. | conversion - a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" extra point, point after, point after touchdown - in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown | |
| 4. | conversion - a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil proselytism - the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel | |
| 5. | conversion - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | |
| 6. | conversion - a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith" alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" Christianisation, Christianization - conversion to Christianity | |
| 7. | conversion - interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) | |
| 8. | conversion - act of exchanging one type of money or security for another interchange, exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" unitisation, unitization - conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust | |
| 9. | conversion - the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" afforestation - the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting) dressing - processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather transmutation, transubstantiation - an act that changes the form or character or substance of something |
conversion
noun
1. change, transformation, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transmutation, transmogrification (jocular) the conversion of disused rail lines into cycle routes
2. adaptation, reconstruction, modification, alteration, remodelling, reorganization A loft conversion can add considerably to the value of a house.
3. reformation, rebirth, change of heart, proselytization his conversion to Christianity
Translations
conversion [kənˈvɜːʃən]
A. N
1. (gen) (Rel) → conversión f (into, to en a)
2. (= house conversion) → reforma f, remodelación f
3. (Rugby, American Ftbl) → transformación f
4. (Jur) → apropiación f ilícita
B. CPD conversion kit N → equipo m de conversión
conversion (loan) stock N → obligaciones fpl convertibles
conversion table N → tabla f de equivalencias
conversion (loan) stock N → obligaciones fpl convertibles
conversion table N → tabla f de equivalencias
conversion [kənˈvɜːrʃən] n
[substance, energy, measurement] → conversion f
(to religion) → conversion f
(British) [house] → transformation f, aménagement m
conversion
n
(= transformation) → Konversion f (→ into in +acc); (Fin, Sci also) → Umwandlung f (→ into in +acc); (Rugby) → Verwandlung f; (of measures) → Umrechnung f (→ into in +acc); (of van, caravan etc) → Umrüstung f, → Umbau m; (= model) → Spezialausführung f; (of building) → Umbau m → (into zu); (of appliances) → Umstellung f (→ to auf +acc); (Comput: of data) → Konvertierung f; the attic flat is a conversion → die Wohnung ist ein ausgebauter Dachstock; conversion rate/table → Umrechnungskurs f → /-tabelle f
conversion [kənˈvɜːʃ/ən] n (gen) (Rel) → conversione f (Brit) (of house) → trasformazione f, rimodernamento (Rugby, Am Ftbl) → trasformazione
n conversion [kənˈvəːʃən, (American ) -ʒən]
the act of converting his conversion to Christianity; the conversion of the house into a hotel. bekering, omskepping تَحْـويل، هِداية، اعتِنـاق دين превръщане přeměna, obrat (na/k) omvendelse; ombygning; konvertering die Umwandlung, der Übertritt προσηλυτισμός, μετατροπή conversión; transformación pöördumine, muutmine تبدیل؛ تغییر kääntymys, muuttaminen conversion, transformation הֲפִיכָה, הֲמָרָה रूपान्तर pretvaranje, konverzija, preinaka megtérés; átalakulás perubahan (um)breyting; trúskipti conversione 転換 전환 at(si)vertimas, (pa)vertimas, (pa)virtimas pārvēršana; pārveidošana; pievēr- šana penukaran bekering, omzetting omvendelse; ombygging, forandring przemiana, nawrócenie się conversão convertire, transformare обращение; превращение konverzia; premena spreobrnitev, preureditev preobraćanje omvandling, omvändelse, ombyggnad การเปลี่ยนความเชื่อ; การเปลี่ยนแปลง din değiştirme, dönme; tadilât 改變, 轉化 навертання; перетворення تبديلى، تغير sự chuyển đổi 改变, 转化
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