conversion meaning and definition

CONVERSION noun

Definition of conversion (noun)

1. an event that results in a transformation
   • synonyms: changeover, transition
2. a change in the units or form of an expression
   • "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"
3. a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
4. a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
   • synonyms: rebirth, spiritual rebirth
5. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
6. a change of religion
   • "his conversion to the Catholic faith"
7. interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
8. act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
9. the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another