[con.ver.sion] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L conversion-, conversio, fr. convertere] (14c) 1: the act of converting: the process of being converted--compare gene conversion
2: an experience associated with a definite and decisive adoption of religion 3 a: the operation of finding a converse in logic or mathematics b: reduction of a mathematical expression by clearing of fractions
4: a successful try for point or free throw
5: something converted from one use to another -- con.ver.sion.al adj