English dictionary
conversion
/k/@/n'v/[@]/r/Z//@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an event that results in a transformation
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a change in the units or form of an expression:
ExamplesConversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade.
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a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
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a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
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a change of religion
ExamplesHis conversion to the Catholic faith.
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interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
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act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
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the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
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The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.
Source: webster1913