revolution

[ rev-uh-loo-shuhn ]

/ ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /

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noun

an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.

Sociology. a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure, especially one made suddenly and often accompanied by violence. Compare social evolution.

a sudden, complete or marked change in something: the present revolution in church architecture.

a procedure or course, as if in a circuit, back to a starting point.

a single turn of this kind.

Mechanics.

a turning round or rotating, as on an axis.
a moving in a circular or curving course, as about a central point.
a single cycle in such a course.

Astronomy.

(not in technical use) rotation(def 2).
the orbiting of one heavenly body around another.
a single course of such movement.

a round or cycle of events in time or a recurring period of time.

Geology. a time of worldwide orogeny and mountain-building.

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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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM revolution

an·ti·rev·o·lu·tion, adjective non·rev·o·lu·tion, noun post·rev·o·lu·tion, adjective pro·rev·o·lu·tion, adjective

sem·i·rev·o·lu·tion, noun

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rebellion revolt revolution

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

Example sentences from the Web for revolution

The New York governor was the foremost Democrat to stand athwart the Reagan Revolution.

Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82 |Eleanor Clift |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
In response, the April Revolution protests erupted in much of the country.

Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea |Rich Goldstein |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But those few protestors were an indicator of how much has changed since the Cuban Revolution of 1959.

Aging Cuban Exiles And Their Lawmakers Bypassed by White House |Romina Ruiz-Goiriena |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This penchant for medical internationalism goes back to the greatest icon of the revolution, Ernesto “Che” Guevara.

The Dark Side of Cuba’s Ebola Economy |James Bloodworth |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The declaration adopted by the meeting was a bold step, but it did not a revolution make.

How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution |Michael Zantovsky |December 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A revolution of this same Chinese character did young Oxford of that era effect in the constitution of mail-coach society.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 66, No. 408, January 1849 |Various
After the Russian revolution had begun, revolution was carried also into Mongolia.

A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] |Wolfram Eberhard
The French, prior to the Revolution, were passionately fond of the drama, which was then entirely founded on the Greek model.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 |Various
I think you ought to be allowed to ruin yourself and accelerate the revolution in any absurd way which may seem best to you.

A House-Party |Ouida
He was the delirium of the Revolution, himself a living delirium!

History of the Girondists, Volume I |Alphonse de Lamartine

British Dictionary definitions for revolution

revolution

/ (ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən) /

noun

the overthrow or repudiation of a regime or political system by the governed

(in Marxist theory) the violent and historically necessary transition from one system of production in a society to the next, as from feudalism to capitalism

a far-reaching and drastic change, esp in ideas, methods, etc

movement in or as if in a circle
one complete turn in such a circlea turntable rotating at 33 revolutions per minute

the orbital motion of one body, such as a planet or satellite, around anotherCompare rotation (def. 5a)
one complete turn in such motion

a cycle of successive events or changes

geology obsolete a profound change in conditions over a large part of the earth's surface, esp one characterized by mountain building an orogenic revolution

Word Origin for revolution

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

Scientific definitions for 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.

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