revolution
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.
Origin of revolution
1Other words for revolution
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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How to use revolution in a sentence
This argument now is largely dead, thanks to the fracking revolution, which has greatly expanded US oil and gas production.
The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil companies—but none may bite | By Scott L. Montgomery/The Conversation | August 26, 2020 | Popular-ScienceYes, everything changed with the computing revolution, as we’ll hear in a minute.
The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 20, 2020 | FreakonomicsBack in January, I wrote a big story for Fortune about the ongoing revolution in natural language processing.
One of the biggest barriers to the renewable energy revolution is working out how to store power when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow.
Some experts insist that gene editing has the potential to spark a new food revolution.
Biotechnology Could Change the Cattle Industry. Will It Succeed? | Dyllan Furness | August 16, 2020 | Singularity Hub
What had been the greatest asset of the paperback revolution,” observes Rabinowitz, “became its greatest danger.
That Stone would slander the democratic, pro-Western, EuroMaidan revolution as a CIA coup is no surprise.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 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 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the Iranian revolution, discrimination took on a sectarian flavor.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockHe will tell you about the success he had in America; it quite makes up for the defeat of the British army in the revolution.
Confidence | Henry JamesHe joined the army at the outbreak of the revolution, and continued in it until it was disbanded.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThis may be called the first day of the revolution, although the object of the meeting was to prevent such a catastrophe.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAmong the middle class there was a strong party which had accepted the doctrines of the French revolution.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for revolution
/ (ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən) /
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 circle: a turntable rotating at 33 revolutions per minute
the orbital motion of one body, such as a planet or satellite, around another: Compare 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
Origin of revolution
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for 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.
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