Definitions for conversion
kənˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃəncon·ver·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. conversion, transition, changeovernoun

   an event that results in a transformation

2. conversionnoun

   a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"

3. conversionnoun

   a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown

4. conversion, rebirth, spiritual rebirthnoun

   a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life

5. conversionnoun

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

6. conversionnoun

   a change of religion

   "his conversion to the Catholic faith"

7. conversionnoun

   interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

8. conversionnoun

   act of exchanging one type of money or security for another

9. conversionnoun

   the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conversionnoun

   The act of having converted something or someone.

2. conversionnoun

   A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.

3. conversionnoun

   A free-kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.

4. conversionnoun

   An extra point scored by kicking a field goal after scoring a touchdown.

5. conversionnoun

   An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.

6. conversionnoun

   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.

7. conversionnoun

   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.

8. conversionnoun

   The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.

9. Etymology: from conversion, from conversio, from convertere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conversionnoun

   Etymology: conversio, Latin.

   1. Change from one state into another; transmutation.

   Artificial conversion of water into ice, is the work of a few hours; and this of air may be tried by a month’s space. Francis Bacon.

   There are no such natural gradations, and conversions of one metal and mineral into another, in the earth, as many have fancied. John Woodward, Natural History.

   The conversion of the aliment into fat, is not properly nutrition. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. Change from rebrobation to grace, from a bad to a holy life.3. Change from one religion to another.

   They passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. Acts xv. 4.

   4.The interchange of terms in an argument; as, no virtue is vice; no vice is virtue. Ephraim Chambers5. Conversion of Equations, in algebra, is the reducing of a fractional equation into an integral one.

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1. conversion

   Conversion generally refers to the process of changing or transforming something from one form, nature, or state to another. This term is widely used in various fields like marketing, religion, math, digital media, science, etc., each having its specific meaning depending on the relevant context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conversionnoun

   the act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change

2. Conversionnoun

   the act of changing one's views or course, as in passing from one side, party, or from of religion to another; also, the state of being so changed

3. Conversionnoun

   an appropriation of, and dealing with the property of another as if it were one's own, without right; as, the conversion of a horse

4. Conversionnoun

   the act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or the contrary

5. Conversionnoun

   a change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition; as, the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions

6. Conversionnoun

   a change of front, as a body of troops attacked in the flank

7. Conversionnoun

   a change of character or use, as of smoothbore guns into rifles

8. Conversionnoun

   a spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world to the service of God; a change of the ruling disposition of the soul, involving a transformation of the outward life

9. Etymology: [L. conversio: cf. F. conversion. See Convert.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conversion

   "the grand epoch for a man," says Carlyle, "properly the one epoch; the turning-point, which guides upwards, or guides downwards, him and his activities for evermore." Convocation

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conversion

   1. To be suddenly seized by fright before a fiction or a fact. 2. To execute a mental and moral pirouette from one absurdity to a worse one. 3. To exhaust one pleasure and seek redemption in another. 4. A backslider from your own ideas to those of an inferior.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conversion

   Reducing a vessel by a deck, thereby converting a line-of-battle ship into a frigate, or a crank three-decker into a good two-decker; or a serviceable vessel into a hulk, resembling a prison or dungeon, internally and externally, as much as possible.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conversion

   A change of front, as of a body of troops attacked in the flank.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Defense Mechanism
   • Exchange
   • Psychiatry
   • Redemption
   • Rhetorical Device
   • Score
   • Transformation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conversion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4242

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conversion' in Nouns Frequency: #1619

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How to pronounce conversion?

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   Australian

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How to say conversion in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conversion in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conversion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of conversion in a Sentence

1. Ralph J. Smith:

   Engineering is the professional art of applying science to the optimum conversion of natural resources to the benefit of man.

2. Scot Wingo:

   The fact that we have n’t improved the mobile conversion rate is a little depressing to be honest.

3. Kate Jones:

   Our model can help decision-makers assess the likely impact (on zoonotic disease) of any interventions or change in national or international government policies, such as the conversion of grasslands to agricultural lands.

4. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

   Pentecost is a feast of conversion. Our minds are converted to Christ in faith; and our hearts are converted to His mission in charity. Faith and charity are given with the coming of the Holy Spirit. Everything in the Church is a gift.

5. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

   The primary means of achieving unity, after prayer for the conversion of all of us to the ways of the Lord, is to engage in dialogue. Genuine dialogue means each party brings the fullness of their beliefs and shares them, trusting the dialogue partner to respect them.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conversion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Conversion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=conversion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conversion
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Conversion
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=conversion
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=conversion
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=conversion