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Definition of Revolution
1. Noun. A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving. "The industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"
Specialized synonyms: Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Green Revolution
Derivative terms: Revolutionary, Revolutionise, Revolutionise, Revolutionist, Revolutionize, Revolutionize
2. Noun. The overthrow of a government by those who are governed.
Generic synonyms: Group Action
Specialized synonyms: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War Of Independence, War Of American Independence, Chinese Revolution, Cuban Revolution, Bloodless Revolution, English Revolution, Glorious Revolution, French Revolution, Mexican Revolution, February Revolution, Russian Revolution
Derivative terms: Revolt, Revolutionary, Revolutionist, Revolutionize
3. Noun. A single complete turn (axial or orbital). "The revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
Generic synonyms: Turn, Turning
Specialized synonyms: Clockwise Rotation, Dextrorotation, Counterclockwise Rotation, Levorotation, Axial Motion, Axial Rotation, Roll, Orbital Motion, Orbital Rotation, Spin
Derivative terms: Gyrate, Revolutionary, Revolve, Revolve
Definition of Revolution
1. n. The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its axis, etc.
Definition of Revolution
1. volution [n -S] - See also: volution
Medical Definition of Revolution
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1. The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its axis, etc.
2. Return to a point before occupied, or to a point relatively the same; a rolling back; return; as, revolution in an ellipse or spiral. "That fear Comes thundering back, with dreadful revolution, On my defenseless head." (Milton)
3. The space measured by the regular return of a revolving body; the period made by the regular recurrence of a measure of time, or by a succession of similar events. "The short revolution of a day."
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