conversion-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: The act of (causing to) change from one use or function to another.

Commentary: CONVERSION[+event]

Examples:
The conversion from DC to AC in the house took days.
There is a possible conversion of cellulose into fuel.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 9

Sense Number 2: A change in the units or form of an expression.

Commentary: CONVERSION[+measurement]

Examples:
This requires a conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade.
We put the units through a series of conversions.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: A successful throw or try for a point after a touchdown.

Commentary: CONVERSION[+American_football]

Examples:
The Cowboys accomplished a conversion to win the game.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: A change of religion or spiritual rebirth.

Commentary: CONVERSION[+religious]

Examples:
His conversion to the Catholic faith surprised us all.
My conversion was a long process.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 6

Sense Number 5: (Psychiatry) a mechanism represses emotional conflicts which then emerge as physical symptoms.

Commentary: CONVERSION[+psyhiatric]

Examples:
Conversion is considered a psychiatric disorder.
What we once called Hysteria is a kind of conversion.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 6: Interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition.

Commentary: CONVERSION[+logic]

Examples:
We convert the proposition.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 7: The act of exchanging one type of money or security for another.

Commentary: CONVERSION[+event][+monetary]

Examples:
I need to make a conversion before leaving the airport.
My stock manager recommends a conversion.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8