Noun: revolution ,re-vu'loo-shun
- The overthrow of a government by those who are governed
"The French Revolution led to significant social and political changes"
- A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
"the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"
- A single complete turn (axial or orbital)
"the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year";
- rotation, gyration
Derived forms: revolutions
Type of: alteration, change, group action, modification, turn, turning
Encyclopedia: Revolution, Sociolatry, and War