conversion
/kʌnvˈɝʒʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
an event that results in a transformation
Noun
a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"
Noun
a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
Noun
a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
Noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
Noun
a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith"
Noun
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
More General Terms
alteration
calculation
change
computation
defence
defence mechanism
defence reaction
defense
defense mechanism
defense reaction
exchange
figuring
interchange
modification
reckoning
redemption
rhetorical device
salvation
score
shift
transformation
transmutation