conversion
nounUK /kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/ · US /kənˈvɝʒən/
Etymology From Middle English conversion, conversioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from convertō.
13 senses
- 1The act of converting something or someone.
- 2A software product converted from one platform to another.
- 3A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed…
- 4A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
- 5An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal…
- 6An online advertising performance metric representing a…
- 7Under the common law, the tort of the taking of…
- 8Living space in a part of a building that was previously…
- 9The process whereby a new word is created without…
- 10The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
- 11The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as…
- 12A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.
- 13Changing a miniature figure into another character…
The act of converting something or someone.
- His conversion to Christianity
- The conversion of the database from ASCII to Unicode
1 more example
- Artificial conversion of water into ice.1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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).1988 December, Crash, number 59:
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Sports A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
Law 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.1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished in A[lfred] R[ayney] Waller, editor, Hudibras: Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1905, →OCLC:
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.2005, Jason Francis MacCannell, Homelessness in Sacramento: A Landscape Geography:
2 more examples
- An eccentric artist friend of mine lives in a loft conversion that features a lot of unusual brickwork and glass ornamentation.2010 March 24, Sandra Rinomato, Realty Check: Real Estate Secrets for First-Time Canadian Home Buyers, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 110:
- Betternest says a cellar conversion could add around 25 per cent to your home's value.2014 July 8, Centaur Media, 20 Ways to Add Space and Value to Your Homes, Centaur Media, page 32:
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences 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.
Obsolete The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.
Mathematics, Sciences A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.
- the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions
Slang Changing a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's parts, or doing both.
- Synonyms
- conversion, development, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transfigurement, transformation, transmogrification, transmutation, sea change
- Antonyms
- deconversion, restoration, reversion
- Derived terms
51 terms
alpha conversion, anticonversion, autoconversion, backfile conversion, bioconversion, cardioconversion, coconversion, conversional, conversionary, conversion course, conversion disorder, conversionless, conversion mod, conversion rate, conversion therapy, conversion van, Damascene conversion, deathbed conversion, deconversion, downconversion, eta conversion, geroconversion, hydroconversion, immunoconversion, interconversion, internal conversion, laparoconversion, metric conversion, misconversion, multiconversion, narrowing conversion, nonconversion, Pauline conversion, phenoconversion, photoconversion, postconversion, preconversion, pyroconversion, reconversion, retroconversion, seroconversion, stereoconversion, teleconversion, thermoconversion, total conversion, total conversion mod, two-point conversion, type conversion, unconversion, upconversion, widening conversion- Related terms
- convert, penalty, zero derivation, paradigm shift, quantum leap, shapeshifting, step change, seed change
- Hypernyms
- change
- Hyponyms
- type conversion, evolution, revolution, change of state