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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: convert - conviction</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="convert"> convert, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1a. to turn (something) to another purpose; change in form, character, or function; transform. Ex. The generators at the dam convert water power into electricity. These machines convert cotton into cloth. One last effort converted defeat into victory. (SYN) turn. <DD> b. to apply to a use different from that of the original; adapt. Ex. The large mansion was converted into an apartment house. The owner converted the coal furnace into one using oil. <DD> 2. to cause to change from one belief to another or from lack of belief to faith; change from one religion, political party, or other group founded upon belief to another. Ex. French and Spanish missionaries converted some American Indians to the Christian religion. (SYN) proselyte, proselytize. <DD> 3. (Law.) <DD> a. to take and use unlawfully. Ex. The dishonest treasurer converted the club's money to his own use. <DD> b. to change (property) from real to personal or personal to real. <DD> 4. to turn the other way around; invert; transpose. <DD> 5. to exchange for an equivalent. Ex. He converted his dollars into pounds upon arriving in London. <DD> 6. to exchange (a bond or other security) for another type of security, such as common stock. <DD> 7. (Obsolete.) to change in position or direction. <DD>v.i. 1. to be converted; change. Ex. He converted to his wife's religion when he married her. <DD> 2. (in football or Rugby) to score a conversion. Ex. He converted after all three touchdowns last Saturday. <DD>noun a person who has been converted to a new religion, political party, or other group founded upon belief. </DL> <A NAME="convertaplane"> convertaplane, noun. =convertiplane.</DL> <A NAME="converter"> converter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person or thing that converts. <DD> 2. a person who makes converts. <DD> 3. a person who converts raw textile fabrics into finished products by dyeing or bleaching. <DD> 4. a rotating device for changing alternating current into direct current or the reverse. <DD> 5. a device in a radio or television receiver for changing from one range of frequency to another. <DD> 6. a device which automaticlaly changes one form of computer signal or information into another. Ex. an analog-to-digital converter. <DD> 7. =converter reactor. <DD> 8. =Bessemer converter. </DL> <A NAME="converterreactor"> converter reactor,<DL COMPACT><DD> a nuclear reactor which converts nonfissionable material to fissionable material. </DL> <A NAME="convertibility"> convertibility, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the quality of being convertible. Ex. Trade was freed, and the pound was brought close to convertibility (Atlantic). <DD> 2. the right or freedom to exchange the currency of one country for that of another. Ex. Convertibility greatly facilitates international trade and investment (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="convertible"> convertible, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. that can be converted; capable of being turned into something else or exchanged. Ex. Wood is convertible into paper. A dollar bill is convertible into ten dimes. <DD> 2. (of an automobile) having a top that can be folded down. <DD> 3. (of securities) that can be exchanged for others of the same value. Ex. Convertible bonds were firm both Friday and all week (Wall Street Journal). <DD>noun an automobile with a folding top. expr. convertibles, <DD> a. interchangeable things or terms; equivalents. Ex. to make truths and tales convertibles (John Stephens). <DD> b. bonds, debentures, preferred stock, or other securities which may be exchanged for common stocks or other securities of equal value, as specified by the terms of their issue. Ex. Convertibles showed gains in more active trading, while ... some foreign bonds declined (Wall Street Journal). noun convertibleness. adv. convertibly. </DL> <A NAME="convertiblesofa"> convertible sofa,<DL COMPACT><DD> a sofa that can be unfolded into a bed, usually with a spring and mattress. </DL> <A NAME="convertiplane"> convertiplane, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an aircraft that operates like a conventional airplane in level flight, but which takes off and lands like a helicopter. Ex. A convertiplane with a helicopter rotor above the fuselage powered by small jet units at the tip of each blade ... was made public (Science News Letter). <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, convertaplane. </DL> </DL> <A NAME="convertite"> convertite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a convert. </DL> <A NAME="convertor"> convertor, noun. =converter.</DL> <A NAME="convex"> convex, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. curved out, like the outside of a circle or sphere; curving out. Ex. The lens of an automobile headlight is convex on the outside. The crystal of a watch is slightly convex. The back of a spoon is a convex mirror (Beauchamp, Mayfield and West). <DD>noun a convex surface, structure, or part. adv. convexly. noun convexness. </DL> <A NAME="convexity"> convexity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a convex quality or condition. <DD> 2. a convex surface or thing. </DL> <A NAME="convexoconcave"> convexo-concave, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> convex on one side and concave on the other. In a convexo-concave lens, the convex face has the greater curvature, thus making the lens thickest in the middle. </DL> <A NAME="convexoconvex"> convexo-convex, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> convex on both sides. </DL> <A NAME="convexoplane"> convexo-plane, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> convex on one side and flat on the other. </DL> <A NAME="convey"> convey, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to take from one place to another; carry; transport; bear. Ex. A bus conveyed the passengers from the city to the airport. <DD> 2. to transmit; conduct. Ex. A wire conveys an electric current. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) to make known; communicate; express. Ex. Do the author's words convey any meaning to you? The word "hearth" conveys a feeling of warmth and comfort. <DD> 4. to transfer ownership of (property); hand over; give. Ex. The old farmer conveyed his farm to his son. <DD> 5. (Archaic.) to steal (euphemistic usage). <DD> 6. (Obsolete.) to carry off secretly; make away with. <DD> 7. (Obsolete.) to conduct or manage with secrecy or craft. adj. conveyable. </DL> <A NAME="conveyance"> conveyance, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of carrying; transmission; transportation. Ex. Freighters engage in the conveyance of goods from one port to another. <DD> 2. a thing that carries people or goods; vehicle; carriage. Ex. Railroad trains and buses are public conveyances. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) communication. Ex. Books are for the conveyance of ideas. <DD> 4. (Law.) <DD> a. a transfer of ownership. Ex. The lease was the first conveyance since 1901 (New York Times). <DD> b. the document showing such a transfer; deed. </DL> <A NAME="conveyancer"> conveyancer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a lawyer who searches the title and prepares the deed for a transfer of ownership. </DL> <A NAME="conveyancing"> conveyancing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) the preparation of a deed for the transfer of ownership. </DL> <A NAME="conveyer"> conveyer, noun. =conveyor.</DL> <A NAME="conveyor"> conveyor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person or thing that conveys. <DD> 2. a mechanical device that carries things from one place to another, especially by means of a moving, endless belt or chain. Ex. It's his job to pull sealed cartons off the conveyor and open them up to see for himself (Newsweek). <DD> 3. a person who transfers property; conveyancer. </DL> <A NAME="conveyorbelt"> conveyor belt,<DL COMPACT><DD> an endless belt that carries things, especially large quantities of material, from place to place. See also belt (defs. 4a and b). </DL> <A NAME="conveyorize"> conveyorize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to provide or carry out with a conveyor. </DL> <A NAME="convict"> convict, verb, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to prove or declare guilty, especially after trial before a jury or judge. Ex. The jury convicted the accused man of theft and arson. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to impress with a sense of guilt. Ex. a person convicted of sin. <DD>noun 1. a person convicted by a court. <DD> 2. a person serving a prison sentence for some crime. <DD>adj. (Archaic.) convicted. </DL> <A NAME="conviction"> conviction, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of proving or declaring guilty. Ex. The trial resulted in the conviction of the guilty man. <DD> 2. the state of being proved or declared guilty. Ex. The thief's conviction meant two years in prison. <DD> 3. the act of convincing (a person). <DD> 4. (Figurative.) the state of being convinced. <DD> 5. (Figurative.) firm belief. Ex. It was President Lincoln's conviction that the Union must be preserved. We must renew the convictions from which our public morality springs (Atlantic). (SYN) certainty, assurance. <DD> 6. (Figurative.) the fact or condition of being convinced of (one's) sin. </DL> <A NAME="convictional"> convictional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with conviction or firm belief. </DL> <A NAME="convictism"> convictism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the system of transporting convicts to penal settlements. <DD> 2. convicts collectively. </DL> <A NAME="convictive"> convictive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> capable of convicting or convincing. </DL> <A HREF="convince.dic">NEXT</A>