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.

SYNONYMS FOR revolution

5 cycle, circuit, round, rotation.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM revolution

an·ti·rev·o·lu·tion, adjectivenon·rev·o·lu·tion, nounpost·rev·o·lu·tion, adjectivepro·rev·o·lu·tion, adjective

sem·i·rev·o·lu·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH revolution

rebellion, revolt, revolution

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That Stone would slander the democratic, pro-Western, EuroMaidan revolution as a CIA coup is no surprise.
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An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
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All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
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The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
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He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
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He will tell you about the success he had in America; it quite makes up for the defeat of the British army in the Revolution.
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He joined the army at the outbreak of the revolution, and continued in it until it was disbanded.
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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 buildingan orogenic revolution

Word Origin for revolution

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

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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.

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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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