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conversion

/kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/ UK
/-ʒ(ə)n/ UK
/kənˈvɝʒən/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən, -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən

Where it comes from

From Middle English conversion, conversioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from convertō.

noun conversions

countable, uncountable The act of converting something or someone. His conversion to Christianity
Similar: metamorphosis, transfiguration, transformation
countable, uncountable A software product converted from one platform to another. Mike Follin […] also programmed the Spectrum version of The Sentinel (97%, Issue 40), and the excellent coin-op conversions Bubble Bobble (90%, Issue 45) and Bionic Commando (92%, Issue 53).
countable, uncountable A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
countable, uncountable A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
countable, uncountable An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
countable, uncountable An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.
countable, uncountable Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property. the conversion of a horse
countable, uncountable Living space in a part of a building that was previously uninhabitable, or the process of constructing such living space. a loft conversion
countable, uncountable The process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech.
countable, obsolete, uncountable The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
countable, uncountable The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.
countable, uncountable A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition. the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions
countable, slang, uncountable Changing a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's parts, or doing both.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: changeover, transition, rebirth, extra points, point after, spiritual rebirth, converter, convertibility, converted, convert, transpose, transposition, changing, alteration, switchover, change

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noun the act of having converted something or someone

Español	conversión
日本語	改宗 kaishū
Português	conversão
Français	conversion
Deutsch	Umwandlung
Italiano	conversione
Ελληνικά	μεταστροφή metastrofí
Română	transformare, conversiune, conversie, prefacere, convertire
Русский	превраще́ние prevraščénije, обраще́ние obraščénije, конве́рсия konvérsija
עברית	המרת דת hamarat dat

noun the result of a chemical reaction wherein the molecule changes form

Italiano	conversione
Română	conversie
Русский	превраще́ние prevraščénije

noun rugby: a free kick

Deutsch	Erhöhung
Italiano	conversione

noun linguistics: the process whereby a new word is created without changing the form

Español	translación, transcategorización
Français	dérivation impropre
Deutsch	Konversion, Nullableitung
Italiano	conversione, derivazione zero
Română	conversiune

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"conversion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conversion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{conversion_2026,
  title = {conversion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conversion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}