revolution

Plural: revolutions

Noun

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

Examples

• It takes 365 days for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.
• the AI revolution
• The revolution completely transformed the monarchy into a republic.

Synonyms

gyration, rotation, rev

Antonyms

evolution

Related Words

revolve