conversion

/kənˈvɝʒən/
noun

The act of converting something or someone.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. The act of converting something or someone.

    “His conversion to Christianity”

  2. A software product converted from one platform to another.

  3. A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.

  4. A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

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

Similar and opposite words

Similar
metamorphosistransfigurationtransformationdevelopmenttransfigurementtransmogrificationtransmutation
Opposite
deconversionrestorationreversion

CONVERSION at a glance

CONVERSION has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,658 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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