the act or process of converting; state of being converted.
change in character, form, or function.
spiritual change from sinfulness to righteousness.
change from one religion, political belief, viewpoint, etc., to another.
a change of attitude, emotion, or viewpoint from one of indifference, disbelief, or antagonism to one of acceptance, faith, or enthusiastic support, especially such a change in a person's religion.
a physical transformation from one material or state to another: conversion of coal, water, and air into nylon.
the act of obtaining equivalent value, as of money or units of measurement, in an exchange or calculation: conversion of yen into dollars.
a physical, structural, or design change or transformation from one state or condition to another, especially to effect a change in function: conversion of a freighter into a passenger liner.
a substitution of one component for another so as to effect a change: conversion from oil heat to gas heat.
Mathematics. a change in the form or units of an expression.
Logic. the transposition of the subject and predicate of a proposition, as “No good man is unhappy” becomes by conversion “No unhappy man is good.”
Law.
unauthorized assumption and exercise of rights of ownership over personal property belonging to another.
change from realty into personalty, or vice versa, as in the sale or purchase of land or mining coal.
Football. a score made on a try for a point after touchdown by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the bar between the goalposts or by completing a pass in or running the ball into the end zone.
Psychoanalysis. the process by which a repressed psychic event, idea, feeling, memory, or impulse is represented by a bodily change or symptom.
Physics. the production of radioactive material in a process in which one nuclear fuel is converted into another by the capture of neutrons.Compare breeding (def. 6).
Digital Technology. a performance metric for a website that counts the percentage of visitors that engage in the intended purpose of the site, as making a purchase or signing a petition: The site was redesigned to simplify user interactions and optimize conversion.
Computers.
the process of changing software designed to run on one computer system to run on another.
the change from an existing computer system to a new computer system.
the act of transferring or copying data stored on one storage medium to another storage medium.
the process of changing the base that a number or numbers are written in.
the transformation of material from a form suitable for printing by one process to a form suitable for another process: a halftone gravure conversion.
Origin of conversion
First recorded in1300–50; Middle English conversio(u)n from Anglo-French, from Latin conversiōn- (stem of conversiō ) “a turning around, revolution.” See converse2, -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM conversion
con·ver·sion·al,con·ver·sion·ar·y[kuhn-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-], /kənˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/, adjectivenon·con·ver·sion,nounpre·con·ver·sion,nounsem·i·con·ver·sion,noun
Why Words like “Choice,” “Change,” and “Conversion” Can Harm LGBTQ PeopleNo one chooses their gender identity or sexual orientation, but we can all choose to use language that respects LGBTQ communities rather than causes harm.
The acquisition by bacteria of a new property associated with presence of a prophage.
A defense mechanism in which repressed ideas, conflicts, or impulses are manifested by various bodily symptoms, such as paralysis or breathing difficulties, that have no physical cause.