conversion
the act or process of converting; state of being converted.
a change in character, form, or function.
a change from one religion, political belief, viewpoint, etc., to another.
a thoroughgoing spiritual change that involves repentance and a turn toward God or right living.
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.
a change from realty into personalty, or vice versa, as in the sale or purchase of land or the mining of 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.
Also called data conversion . the act or process of transferring data from one format into another.
Also called media conversion . the act of transferring or copying stored data from one storage medium to another.
Also called system conversion . the change from an existing computer system to a new computer system.
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
1Other words from conversion
- con·ver·sion·al, con·ver·sion·ar·y [kuhn-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-], /kənˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/, adjective
- non·con·ver·sion, noun
- pre·con·ver·sion, noun
- sem·i·con·ver·sion, noun
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As you can see, such phrases have low competition and high conversion.
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Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe campaign included a push for the World Health Organization to condemn gay-conversion therapy.
There is no better way to redefine your image than to undergo a religious conversion.
The Good Wife’s Religion Politics: Voters Have No Faith in Alicia's Atheism | Regina Lizik | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Duplex Drive (called DD) was one: an amphibious conversion which could be fitted to a normal Sherman tank.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExperts hypothesize the painting represents the “conquest dance,” a Christian conversion ritual still performed to this day.
7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance | The Daily Beast | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWilliam has thus been happily able to report to the society the approaching conversion of M'Bongo and his imminent civilization.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe conversion of the other, a 63-inch low-pressure vacuum engine at Wheal Gons, will be traced in this chapter.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickGod invites the rebel Jews to return to him, with a promise to receive them: he foretells the conversion of the Gentiles.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe temple of God shall not protect a sinful people, without a sincere conversion.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousMr Dean did not believe in sudden conversion, nevertheless he expressed gratification.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for conversion
/ (kənˈvɜːʃən) /
a change or adaptation in form, character, or function
something changed in one of these respects
a change to another attitude or belief, as in a change of religion
maths a change in the units or form of a number or expression: the conversion of miles to kilometres involves multiplying by 1.61
logic a form of inference by which one proposition is obtained as the converse of another proposition
law
unauthorized dealing with or the assumption of rights of ownership to another's personal property
the changing of real property into personalty or personalty into realty
rugby a score made after a try by kicking the ball over the crossbar from a place kick
physics a change of fertile material to fissile material in a reactor
an alteration to a car engine to improve its performance
(as modifier): a conversion kit
material alteration to the structure or fittings of a building undergoing a change in function or legal status
NZ the unauthorized appropriation of a motor vehicle
Origin of conversion
1Derived forms of conversion
- conversional or conversionary, adjective
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