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1. A clear and decisive decision to adopt a different perspective, point of view, or a religious belief: After much thought and prayer, Eve was sure that her conversion to the new position in her company would result in a better future for her.
2. The accomplishment of a point or free throw in a sports activity; such as, American Football: The team captain kicked the ball for the conversion, tying the game, 1 to 1.
2. The accomplishment of a point or free throw in a sports activity; such as, American Football: The team captain kicked the ball for the conversion, tying the game, 1 to 1.
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conversion (kuhn VUR zhuhn, kuhn VUR shuhn) (noun)
1. A clear and decisive decision to adopt a different perspective, point of view, or a religious belief: After much thought and prayer, he was sure his conversion to the faith of his girlfriend was the right decision.
2. The accomplishment of a point or free throw in a sports activity; such as, American Football: The team captain kicked the ball for the conversion, tying the game, 1 to 1.
2. The accomplishment of a point or free throw in a sports activity; such as, American Football: The team captain kicked the ball for the conversion, tying the game, 1 to 1.
diversion (di VUR zhuhn, di VUR shuhn; digh VUR zhuhn, digh VUR shuhn) (noun)
A distraction from the pursuit of an activity: The presence of chocolate candy in the kitchen proved to be a diversion from Nadine's decision to do her homework assignments.
The player was all set to kick the ball for the conversion point and win the game when there was a diversion among the fans in the stadium that may have caused him to miss the point.
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electrothermal energy conversion
1. A process in which electrical energy is directly converted into heat energy.
2. The direct conversion of electric energy into heat energy, as in an electric heater.
2. The direct conversion of electric energy into heat energy, as in an electric heater.
One of the various techniques for extracting energy from the vertical temperature difference in the oceans: In principle, ocean thermal energy conversion can be used to generate electricity, desalinate water, support deep-water mariculture, and provide refrigeration and air-conditioning.
photosynthetic efficiency, photovoltaic conversion efficiency
The percentage of the total available light captured by plants that is subsequently converted into chemical energy.
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conversion
The change from one measurement system to another by use of a common value; such as, the conversion of feet to meters.
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photovoltaic conversion efficiency
The ratio of the electric power produced by a photovoltaic device to the power of the sunlight incident on the device.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Words
An extensive list of Photovoltaic words about conversion efficiency.
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power conversion efficiency
The ratio of output power to input power of the inverter.
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