| conventional wisdom |
a belief or set of beliefs that is held by most people. |
| conventual |
of, like, or pertaining to a convent. [3 definitions] |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. [3 definitions] |
| convergence |
the act or condition of converging. [4 definitions] |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| conversable |
easy to talk with; affable. [2 definitions] |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usu. fol. by with or in). |
| conversation |
oral exchange of ideas, opinions, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| conversational |
of or characteristic of conversation. [2 definitions] |
| conversationalist |
a person who takes pleasure in and is skilled at making conversation. |
| conversation piece |
an unusual object that attracts attention and stimulates conversation. [2 definitions] |
| converse1 |
to have an oral exchange or conversation; talk. [2 definitions] |
| converse2 |
opposite; reverse. [2 definitions] |
| conversion |
the act or process of converting. [6 definitions] |
| convert |
to transform (something) into another form, substance, or state. [5 definitions] |
| converter |
someone or something that converts. [5 definitions] |
| converter reactor |
a nuclear reactor that produces less, or a different kind of, fissionable material than it consumes. (Cf. breeder reactor.) |
| convertible |
capable of being changed in shape, function, or nature. [4 definitions] |
| convertiplane |
an airplane that can fly forward with speed and take off and land vertically like a helicopter. |
| convex |
having a surface or outer edge that curves outward like the outside of a ball. (Cf. concave.) |
| convexo-concave |
convex on one side and concave on the other. [2 definitions] |