revolution
- revolution
revolution [rev΄ə lo͞o′shən]
n.
[ME revolucion < OFr < LL revolutio < L revolutus, pp. of revolvere: see REVOLVE]
1.
a) the movement of an orbiting celestial object, as a star or planet, completely around another object: cf. ROTATION, sense 2
b) apparent movement of the sun and stars around the earth
c) the time taken for a body to go around an orbit and return to its original position
2.
a) a turning or spinning motion of a body, shaft, etc. around a center or axis; rotation
b) one complete turn of such a rotating body, shaft, etc.
3. a complete cycle of events [the revolution of the seasons]
4. a complete or radical change of any kind [a revolution in modern physics]
5. overthrow of a government, form of government, or social system by those governed and usually by forceful means, with another government or system taking its place [the American Revolution (1775), the French Revolution (1789), the Chinese Revolution (1911), the Russian Revolution (1917)]
English World dictionary.
V. Neufeldt.
2014.
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