Conversion meaning

What does “conversion” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“conversion” is a noun with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an event that results in a transformation.

conversion

noun

  1. an event that results in a transformation

  2. a change in the units or form of an expression:

    “conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade”

  3. a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown

  4. a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life

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

  6. a change of religion

    “his conversion to the Catholic faith”

  7. interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

  8. act of exchanging one type of money or security for another

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

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University