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Noun: revolution `revu'looshun- A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
"the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution" - The overthrow of a government by those who are governed
- A single complete turn (axial or orbital)
"the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" - rotation, gyration
Derived forms: revolutions See also: revolt, revolutionary, revolutionist, revolutionize, revolve Type of: alteration, change, group action, modification, turn, turning Encyclopedia: Revolution Revolution, The Revolution, the |