conversión

conversion

noun kohn-behr-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin conversio, from convertere (to turn around).

Also means

transformation

Usage Note

Conversión covers religious conversion, mathematical unit conversion, and business/marketing conversion rates. In sports, it refers to a successful score (a conversion kick in rugby). The verb is convertir and the agent noun is converso (a convert, historically a Jewish or Muslim convert to Christianity in Spain).

Examples

"La conversión de unidades es fácil con esta aplicación."

Natural Translation

Unit conversion is easy with this app.

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