conversion

  Full Definition of conversion

1. 1:  the act of converting :  the process of being converted
2. 2:  an experience associated with the definite and
3.          decisive adoption of a religion
4. 3a :  the operation of finding a converse in logic or mathematicsb :  reduction of a mathematical expression 
5.            by clearing of fractions
6. 4:  a successful attempt for a point or points especially after 
7.          a touchdown or for a first down<a 2-point conversion>
8.          <a third-down conversion>
9. 5:  something converted from one use to another
10. 6:  gene conversion

conversional play\-ˈvərzh-nəl; -ˈvər-zhə-, -ˈvər-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective

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Examples of conversion in a sentence

1. The company is undergoing a conversion to a new computer system.
2. They have suggested conversion of the old school into apartments.
3. Conversion to gas heating will continue over the next few years.
4. a conversion from Catholicism to Judaism
5. He is thinking about conversion to Buddhism.
6. referances:
7. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conversion