transformation vs conversion

conversion vs transformation

transformation and conversion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transformation	Yes	No	No	No
conversion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conversion is a hyponym of transformation; that is, conversion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transformation:

transformation: a qualitative change
conversion: an event that results in a transformation

Other hyponyms of transformation include advance, betterment, improvement, population shift, pyrolysis, sea change, sublimation, tin disease, tin pest, tin plague, changeover, transition, degeneration, retrogression, strengthening, weakening.

transformation (noun)	conversion (noun)
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance	the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA	a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure	a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
a qualitative change	act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system	a change in the units or form of an expression:
	interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
	an event that results in a transformation
	a change of religion
	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

Difference between transformation and conversion

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