revolution
revolution Lexical Profile
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• noun
A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
"The country underwent a peaceful political revolution that established a constitutional democracy."
A dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or methods of operation.
"The invention of the microchip sparked a global technological revolution."
An instance of revolving; the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around an axis, center, or another body.
"The Earth completes one full revolution around the Sun every year."
Word Nuance & Usage
In astronomy and physics, 'revolution' refers to the orbital movement of one body around an external point or another body (such as the Earth's revolution around the Sun), whereas 'rotation' refers to an object spinning on its own internal axis.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolutionem ('a revolving'), originally describing the orbital courses of celestial bodies before acquiring its political sense of an overthrow of an established order in the 17th century.