revolution

rev·o·lu·tion  (rv-lshn)

n.

1.

a. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation: the planetary revolution about the sun.

b. A turning or rotational motion about an axis.

c. A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.

2. The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another.

3. A sudden or momentous change in a situation: the revolution in computer technology.

4. Geology A time of major crustal deformation, when folds and faults are formed.

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[Middle English revolucioun, from Old French revolution, from Late Latin revolti, revoltin-, from Latin revoltus, past participle of revolvere, to turn over; see revolve.]

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revolution

Noun

1. the overthrow of a regime or political system by the governed

2. (in Marxist theory) the transition from one system of production in a society to the next

3. a far-reaching and drastic change

4.

a. movement in or as if in a circle

b. one complete turn in a circle: 33 revolutions per minute [Latin revolvere to revolve]

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revolution  (rv-lshn)

1. The motion of an object around a point, especially around another object or a center of mass.

2. 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 itselfthat is, if the object is orbiting about another objectthen 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."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revolution - a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution" alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution - a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos green revolution - the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity
	2.	revolution - the overthrow of a government by those who are governed counterrevolution - a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution group action - action taken by a group of people
	3.	revolution - a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" gyration, rotation turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" clockwise rotation, dextrorotation - rotation to the right counterclockwise rotation, levorotation - rotation to the left axial motion, axial rotation, roll - rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" orbital motion, orbital rotation - motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation" spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

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revolution

noun 1. revolt, rising, coup, rebellion, uprising, mutiny, insurgency, coup d'état, putsch

noun 2. transformation, shift, innovation, upheaval, reformation, metamorphosis, sea change, drastic or radical change

noun 3. rotation, turn, cycle, circle, wheel, spin, lap, circuit, orbit, whirl, gyration, round

Translations

revolution [rɛvəˈluːʃən] n → revolución f

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revolution [rɛvəˈluːʃən] n → révolution f [of wheel etc]; tour m, révolution

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revolution [rɛvəˈluːʃən] n (Pol etc) → Revolution f;

(rotation) → Umdrehung f

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revolution [rɛvəˈluːʃən] n → rivoluzione f [of wheel etc] → rivoluzione, giro