revolution

Meaning

1. (countable) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
2. (countable) The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
3. (countable, uncountable) Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
4. (countable, uncountable) In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
5. (countable, uncountable) A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
6. (countable, uncountable) A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
7. (countable, uncountable) Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.

Opposite of

evolution

Synonyms

rotation

turn

revolt

gyration

coup

rebellion

revolving

turning

spin

cycle

change

uprising

upheaval

circumvolution

insurrection

round

whirling

convolution

circle

⭕

crop rotation

gyrate

turning round

recurrence

twist

whirl

reform

lap

rev

perambulation

rotation of crops

circumgyration

motion

rotate

mutiny

spinning

orbit

transformation

traverse

turning about

turnround

walkout

week

clean sweep

sudden change

one full year

circular motion

once around

drastic change

tectogenesis

whirlabout

Translations

révolution

revolución

Revolution

rivoluzione

revolução

revolució

Umdrehung

επανάσταση

tour

revolutie

giro

Umlauf

omwenteling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: revolucion

In summary

Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiōnem, accusative singular of revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”).

Sentences

Historians have often identified an anticipated future revolution , often without the ruling party's understanding .