a fundamental political change, esp the overthrow of one government and the substitution of another
a sudden or far-reaching change
the movement of an object round a central point or axis; rotation
one complete turn made in this way
2000 revolutions per minute
movement in a circular course; specif the action by a planet or other celestial body of going round in an orbit
one complete round made in this way
a single recurrence of a cyclical process or succession of related events
a sudden or far-reaching change
a fundamental political change, esp the overthrow of one government and the substitution of another
in Marxism, the class struggle and violent transitional period leading to the triumph of socialism
[Middle English revolucioun via French from late Latin revolution-, revolutio, from Latin revolvere: see revolve1]