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# conversion

«conversion» in Mova's school dictionary: **changing something from one form, unit or use to another** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a conversion, conversions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A conversion is changing something from one form, unit or use to another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#m1)

2) In maths, a conversion is changing a measurement into different units, like centimetres to metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#m2)

3) A conversion is a building changed for a new use, like a barn conversion or a loft conversion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#m3)

4) (church) Conversion is when a person changes their religion or comes to believe; Christians speak of the conversion of Saint Paul. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#m4)

5) In rugby, a conversion is a kick at goal after a try, worth two points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, conversion tables and conversion facts (1 km = 1000 m, 1 kg = 1000 g) are used in problems. In science, energy conversion changes, for example, electrical energy into light. Phrases: «currency conversion», «loft conversion».

### examples

- Use the conversion chart to change inches to centimetres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#x1)
- The conversion of 3 metres to centimetres is 300. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#x2)
- We live in a barn conversion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#x3)
- He scored a try and then kicked the conversion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#x4)
- A light bulb's energy conversion makes heat as well as light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#x5)
- The story of Saint Paul's conversion is in the Bible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/#x6)

### note

Verb: convert. In maths problems, «convert» means multiply or divide by the right number: metres to cm × 100; cm to metres ÷ 100. Always check which unit is bigger.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «conversion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conversion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.