conversion

con•ver•sion

[[t]kənˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən[/t]] n.

1) the act or process of converting; the state of being converted

2) change in character, form, or function

3) change from one religion, political belief, viewpoint, course, etc., to another

4) phs a physical transformation from one material or state to another:

conversion of base metals into gold[/ex]

5) the act of obtaining equivalent value, as of money or units of measurement, in an exchange or calculation

6) a physical, structural, or design change, as in a building, to effect a change in function

7) a substitution of one component for another so as to effect a change:

conversion from oil heat to gas heat[/ex]

8) math. a change in the form or units of a mathematical expression

9) pho the transposition of the subject and predicate of a logical proposition, as in converting “No good man is unhappy” to “No unhappy man is good.”

10) spo the making of an additional score in certain sports, as on a try for a point after a touchdown in football

11) psi Psychoanal. the process by which a repressed psychic event, idea, feeling, memory, or impulse is represented by a bodily change or symptom

12) cmp

a) the process of enabling software for one computer system to run on another

b) the transformation of data from a form compatible with one computer program to a form compatible with another

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Etymology: 1300–50; ME (< AF) < L conversiō a complete change. See convert, -tion con•ver′sion•al, con•ver′sion•ar`y -ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə- adj.