noun

conversion

kuhn-VUR-zhuhn/kənˈvɜːrʒn/

A change into a different form or status.

The garage's conversion into a pottery studio gives the woman a workspace.

Two side-by-side stages show an unused small garage becoming a comfortable pottery studio, same recognizable room and window, with adult Black woman working at the newly installed workbench.

Etymology

conLatintogether; adds emphasis

+versLatinto turn

+ionLatinact or process

The underlying image is “turning around,” extended to changing something from one state to another. Conversion names that transformation, including changing what something is used for.

In context

media.ccc.de3:58

the media conversion in in the sense of converting something to completely different media

osm-mgw: The new Osmocom Media Gateway

More examples

File conversion lets me open the document in another program.
The bank charges a fee for currency conversions.
After the touchdown, a successful two-point conversion ties the game.

Forms

conversion · conversions

convert verb — To change into another form or state.

Similar words

transformation: Suggests a more dramatic change in appearance or character.
alteration: May change only one feature, not the overall form.
transition: Emphasizes movement between states rather than the completed change.