| revolution | |
| 1. n. A political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change. | |
| 2. n. The removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action. | |
| 3. n. Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis. | |
| 4. n. A rotation: one complete turn of an object during rotation. | |
| 5. n. In the case of celestial bodies - the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body. | |
| 6. n. A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving. | |
| 7. n. A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year. | |
| 8. n. Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind. | |
