conversion

con·ver·sion

noun \kən-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\

Definition of CONVERSION

1

: the act of converting : the process of being converted

2

: an experience associated with the definite and decisive adoption of a religion

3

a : the operation of finding a converse in logic or mathematics b : reduction of a mathematical expression by clearing of fractions

4

: a successful attempt for a point or points especially after a touchdown or for a first down <a 2-point conversion> <a third-down conversion>

5

: something converted from one use to another

6

: gene conversion

— con·ver·sion·al \-ˈvərzh-nəl; -ˈvər-zhə-, -ˈvər-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of CONVERSION

1. The company is undergoing a conversion to a new computer system.
2. They have suggested conversion of the old school into apartments.
3. Conversion to gas heating will continue over the next few years.
4. a conversion from Catholicism to Judaism
5. He is thinking about conversion to Buddhism.

Origin of CONVERSION

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin conversion-, conversio, from convertere

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CONVERSION

Synonyms: changeover, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transformation

Related Words: shift, transition; adjustment, alteration, modification; reconstruction, reconversion, redo, redoing, refashioning, reformation, remaking, remodeling, revamping, revision, reworking, variation; deformation, disfigurement, distortion, mutation, transmutation; displacement, replacement, substitution, supplantation

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Rhymes with CONVERSION

aspersion, aversion, coercion, dispersion, diversion, emersion, eversion, excursion, immersion, incursion, inversion, perversion, recursion, reversion, submersion, subversion