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revolution /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/  

  • noun
    plural -tions
    the usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one [count]
    the American/French Revolution
    The group started a revolution. [noncount]
    The king knew that there was a threat of revolution. - see also counterrevolution
    [count] :a sudden, extreme, or complete change in the way people live, work, etc.
    The growth of the middle class forced a social revolution. [=a major change in society]
    the sexual revolution [=a major change in people's attitudes about sex] - see also industrial revolution
    technical
    the action of moving around something in a path that is similar to a circle :rotation [count]
    the revolution of the Earth around the Sun [noncount]
    The period of revolution of the Earth around the Sun is equal to one year.
    [count] :a complete turn that is made by something around its center point or line
    The Earth makes one revolution on its axis in about 24 hours.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    revolutionary, revolutionize