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1Electronics
To convert (a signal) to a lower frequency.
2To convert (a high definition video signal) to standard definition.
3In quantum physics (of a photon): to be converted into two photons via downconversion.
1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers. From down- + convert, after downconversion, down-converter.