| NOUN | event | conversion, transition, changeover | an event that results in a transformation |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | conversion | a change in the units or form of an expression | |
| act | conversion | a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown | |
| act | conversion, rebirth, spiritual rebirth | a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life | |
| process | conversion | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis | |
| event | conversion | a change of religion | |
| communication | conversion | interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition | |
| act | conversion | act of exchanging one type of money or security for another | |
| act | conversion | the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another |
| Sounds | kahnver'zhahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An event that results in a transformation. | |
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| Synonyms | transition, changeover | |
| Narrower | glycogenesis | The conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand |
| isomerization, isomerisation | The conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself | |
| rectification | The conversion of alternating current to direct current | |
| Broader | transformation, transmutation, shift | A qualitative change |
| Spanish | conversión, reconversión, transición | |
| Catalan | conversió, transició | |
| Verbs | convert | change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy |
| Meaning | A change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade". | |
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| Narrower | data conversion | conversion from one way of encoding data to another way |
| digitization, digitisation | conversion of analog information into digital information | |
| Broader | calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
| Spanish | conversión | |
| Meaning | A successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | point after, point after touchdown, extra point | In American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown |
| Broader | score | The act of scoring in a game / game / game or sport |
| Verbs | convert | score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone |
| Meaning | A spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rebirth, spiritual rebirth | |
| Narrower | proselytism | The state of being a proselyte |
| Broader | redemption, salvation | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil / evil |
| Spanish | conversión, renacimiento espiritual | |
| Catalan | conversió, renaixement espiritual | |
| Meaning | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine | The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
| Broader | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
| Meaning | A change of religion. | |
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| Example | "his conversion to the Catholic faith" | |
| Narrower | Christianization, Christianisation | conversion to Christianity |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| Spanish | conversión | |
| Verbs | convert | change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief |
| Meaning | Interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | rhetorical device | A use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
| Meaning | Act of exchanging one type of money or security for another. | |
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| Narrower | unitization, unitisation | conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust |
| Broader | exchange, interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) |
| Spanish | conversión | |
| Catalan | conversió, convertiment | |
| Verbs | convert | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category |
| Meaning | The act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another. | |
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| Narrower | afforestation | The conversion of bare / bare or cultivated land into forest (originally / originally for the purpose of hunting) |
| dressing | Processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather | |
| transmutation, transubstantiation | An act that changes the form or character or substance of something | |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
| Spanish | conversión | |
| Catalan | conversió | |
| Verbs | convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something |
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