[ kɒndʒʊ'geɪʃ(ə)n ]
■ noun
1》 Grammar the variation of the form of a verb, by which the voice, mood, tense, number, and person are identified.
↘the class in which a verb is put according to the manner of this variation.
2》 Biology the temporary union of two bacteria or unicellular organisms for the exchange of genetic material.
↘the fusion of two gametes.
3》 Chemistry the sharing of electron density between nearby multiple bonds in a molecule.
Derivatives
~al adjective