conversion
- noun
- /kənˈvɜrʒən/
- The conversion of the Moulin Rouge into a theater will cost a fantastic sum.
- format conversion
- conversion table
- conversion process
OK, that sets a voltage conversion ratio, right?
- OK, that sets a voltage conversion ratio, right?
- So the whole condo conversion model has risks.
- So stars are basically conversion engines of hydrogen into helium.
- What is my ratio from lead to appointment, appointment to contracts to conversion paid, etcetera.
- And I've worked in the NHS and that's like, so I come from a conversion rate optimization background.
- I'm telling you that brand oversearch or conversion will transform your businesses.
- So they renew conversion, enrichment and so on and so forth.
- B Fruit FROOT, Swift conversion, automate legacy migration, ship faster.
- It's like direct mail and TV's cash conversion is way slower than the digital.
Examples
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Native habitat in Hawaii has been lost to conversion, most extensively for development and agriculture.
Academic text (2012) -
The conversion of the old warehouse into apartments has revitalized the neighborhood.
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So, so much of our lives is the conversion of energy of one form into another.
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The conversion of mass into energy?
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A conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy.
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Meurisse notes that food is subjected to substantial conversion before it can nourish plants and animals.
Academic text (2013) -
The conversion of solar energy into electricity is essential for sustainable living.
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Many countries are investing in the conversion of waste materials into biofuel.
Synonyms
A period of change from one state or stage to another
A complete change in form or appearance, for example a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
Changing something into a different form or appearance
The process of moving from one system or state to another
A change of something into a different form
A change from one system to another
To change information from one format to another so it works in a new system
A process when something becomes a different form or condition
A process where two or more things change into each other and back, for example energy and matter
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition where emotional stress causes loss of movement or feeling without a medical cause
- Specialized
A number used to multiply an amount in one unit to get the same amount in another unit
- Archaic
Bodily problems like paralysis or blindness that come from emotional stress and have no physical cause
- Specialized
To change information from one format to another so it works in a new system
- Archaic
A condition where strong emotions cause physical symptoms without a medical cause
A change in religion near the end of someone's life, often adopting a new faith
How Complete
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conversion comes from the same root as convert, and the Latin parts con- and vertere meaning 'together' and 'to turn'. So changing units is like 'turning' miles into kilometers, which is why a unit conversion is changing something from one form to another.