revolution

[ rev-uh-loo-shuhn ]
/ ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /

noun

Origin of revolution

1350–1400; Middle English revolucion < Late Latin revolūtiōn- (stem of revolūtiō), equivalent to revolūt(us) (see revolute) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR revolution

5 cycle, circuit, round, rotation.

OTHER WORDS FROM revolution

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH revolution

rebellion revolt revolution

Words nearby revolution

revoice, revoke, revolt, revolting, revolute, revolution, revolution counter, revolutionary, revolutionary calendar, revolutionary war, revolutionary wars

Example sentences from the Web for anti-revolution

  • Well, I would rather appear as a traitor to my duties than give a favoring hand to the Anti-Revolution.

    The Hero of the People |Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for anti-revolution

revolution
/ (ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən) /

noun

Word Origin for revolution

C14: via Old French from Late Latin revolūtiō, from Latin revolvere to revolve

Scientific definitions for anti-revolution

revolution
[ rĕv′ə-lōō′shən ]

The motion of an object around a point, especially around another object or a center of mass.
A single complete cycle of such motion.

Usage

In everyday speech revolution and rotation are often used as synonyms, but in science they are not synonyms and have distinct meanings. The difference between the two terms lies in the location of the central axis that the object turns about. If the axis is outside the body itself-that is, if the object is orbiting about another object-then one complete orbit is called a revolution. But if the object is turning about an axis that passes through itself, then one complete cycle is called a rotation. This difference is often summed up in the statement “Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.”