conversion

nounattested in dialogue

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The act of converting something or someone.

noun

1
The act of converting something or someone.
His conversion to Christianity
The conversion of the database from ASCII to Unicode
Artificial conversion of water into ice.
2
A software product converted from one platform to another.
Mike Follin […] also programmed the Spectrum version of The Sentinel (97%, Issue 40), and the excellent coin-op conversions Bubble Bobble (90%, Issue 45) and Bionic Commando (92%, Issue 53).
3
A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
4
A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
5
An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
6
An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.
7
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.
the conversion of a horse
Or bring my action of conversion / And trover for my goods.
8
Living space in a part of a building that was previously uninhabitable, or the process of constructing such living space.
a loft conversion
He might even sleep informally: in his vehicle, in a garage-conversion apartment, or beneath a freeway overpass, any of which would be rendered part of the informal landscape by his very act of sleeping.
An eccentric artist friend of mine lives in a loft conversion that features a lot of unusual brickwork and glass ornamentation.
Betternest says a cellar conversion could add around 25 per cent to your home's value.
9
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.
10
obsoleteThe act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
11
The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.
12
A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.
the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions
13
slangChanging a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's parts, or doing both.

Etymology

From Middle English conversion, conversioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from convertō.

Forms

plural: conversions

convention · A meeting or gathering.conventional · Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally…conversation · Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking…

conversion · The act of converting something or someone.

convert · To transform or change (something) into another form,…converted · changed in form or function etc.convertible · Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other,…

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