Meaning of revolution in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˌrɛvəˈluʃ(ə)n/

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1. Noun

   revolution

   Etymology

   late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin revolutio(n-), from revolvere‘roll back’ (see revolve)

   Definitions

   1. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

   Examples

   • « the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution »
2. 2. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
3. 3. a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

   Examples

   • « the plane made three rotations before it crashed »
   • « the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year »