revolution
45
3.5
- noun
- /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/
- Specialized
:
revolución
- After a single revolution of the ride, I felt thrilled and dizzy.
- revolutions per minute
- rotation and revolution
- half revolution
So it comes out that we lose one to two atomic layers per revolution.
- So it comes out that we lose one to two atomic layers per revolution.
Examples
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The Earth takes 365 days to complete one full revolution around the Sun.
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The carousel made a complete revolution, and as it came around, I saw that Faye's horse was riderless.
Fiction book (2000) -
Let me let it do a full revolution round and let's see where it ends up.
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Above us, Ursa Major began its revolution through the night sky.
Fiction book (1999) -
In five or six years, however, it generally undergoes an entire revolution.
Academic text (2015) -
One full revolution, OK, OK, That's called a sidereal day.
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The Wonder Wheel turned its sad, slow revolutions as if it were grinding time to a fine dust.
Fiction book (2002) -
The wheel made one complete revolution before coming to a stop.
Synonyms
485
1.0
A change of direction in a road or path
54
2.8
Turning around a central point, for example the Earth spinning once
53
5.8
The number of times an engine turns in one minute
One complete turn, like a wheel or a dancer
A twist or coil around a middle point, like a spiral staircase
Antonyms
Compounds
23
2.8
A time when factories and machines change farming villages into industrial towns
23
2.7
A war from 1775 to 1783 when thirteen colonies fought Britain and formed the United States
17
3.8
A time in France from 1789 to 1799 when people overthrew the king and created new political ideas
11
7.9
A political movement in China that removed old ideas and punished many educated people
3
4.1
A revolution in Cuba from 1956 to 1959 that overthrew the government and made it a socialist country
2
4.1
A revolution in November 1917 when Lenin's supporters overthrew the government and set up Soviet rule
- Formal
2
5.0
A time when new machines and ideas quickly change how people work and live
1
4.4
A 1911 revolution that ended the Qing dynasty and created the Republic of China
1
4.0
A period in the 1960s and 1970s when new seeds and fertilizers greatly increased food crops
1
7.3
A revolution in Russia in 1917 when Lenin's Bolsheviks overthrew the temporary government and began communist rule
1
6.1
A 1688 change in England's rulers that made William and Mary king and queen
1
5.0
A ten year period of fighting in Mexico from 1910 to 1920 led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata
A mass political movement led by Mao in China from 1966 to 1976 that attacks intellectuals and causes widespread violence
1
4.5
A revolution in March 1917 that removes the czar and leads to a provisional government
The change of rulers in 1688–1689 that puts William and Mary on the throne with little violence
- Specialized
A solid made by turning an oval around its middle line, like the Earth
A 1917 Russian uprising that forced the tsar to give up power and set up a temporary government
The removal of King James II in 1688 that makes Parliament stronger and limits the king
How Many
- Specialized
45
3.5
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word revolution comes from the Latin parts re- ('back' or 'again') and volvere ('to turn'), the same root as revolve. So a revolution in space is one full 'turn' around a central point, like the Earth going once around the Sun.