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revolution::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gyration, rotation |
| Type of | turning, turn |
| Has types | axial motion, spin, levorotation, counterclockwise rotation, dextrorotation, orbital motion, roll, clockwise rotation, orbital rotation, axial rotation |
| Derivation | revolutionary, revolve |
the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year.
revolution::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | modification, change, alteration |
| Has types | green revolution, cultural revolution, great proletarian cultural revolution |
| Derivation | revolutionise, revolutionist, revolutionize, revolutionary |
the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution.
revolution::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | group action |
| Has types | counterrevolution |
| Derivation | revolt, revolutionary, revolutionist, revolutionize |
Examples of revolution
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Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store.
From the techcrunch.com
This is a much milder revolution where only men have been the victims of change.
From the washingtontimes.com
The collapse of the Iron Curtain brought about a political revolution in Europe.
From the businessweek.com
In fact, some areas are leaping ahead in the agricultural bioscience revolution.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Women in Egypt clamored for equality even as their country weathered revolution.
From the forbes.com
Sometimes, however, what is needed is a complete revolution in the way you bank.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Overall, the 4S is a collection of very good upgrades, rather than a revolution.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
It was not the first time the young American had gotten caught up in revolution.
From the cnn.com
The National Museum, however, remains true to the spirit of the 1975 revolution.
From the guardian.co.uk
- 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
- Rotation: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
- (revolutionary) revolutionist: a radical supporter of political or social revolution
- (revolutionary) rotatory: of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
- A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. Its use to refer to political change dates from Copernicus' famous De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium.
- The French Revolution (French: Ru00E9volution franu00E7aise ) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire...
- u00BFu00A1Revoluciu00F3n!? is a 2006 political documentary directed by Quebec journalist and filmmaker Charles Gervais. It examines the Bolivarian Revolution led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chu00E1vez. It was produced by Tu00E9lu00E9-Quu00E9bec, the Quebec government's public television network.
- Revolution is a 1985 film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon and starring Al Pacino, Helen Porter, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Dave King, Annie Lennox, Steven Berkoff, Graham Greene, and Robbie Coltrane.
