revolution
Cross references:
1. rebellion
rev.o.lu.tion \.rev-*-'lu:-sh*n\ n [ME revolucioun, fr. MF revolution, fr.
LL revolution-, re]volutio, fr. L revolutus, pp. of revolvere 1a1: the
action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptic course;
also : apparent movement of such a body round the earth 1a2: the time taken
by a celestial body to make a complete round in its orb it 1a3: the
rotation of a celestial body on its axis 1b: completion of a course (as of
years); also : the period made by the regular succession of a measure of
time or by a succession of similar events 1c1: a progressive motion of a
body round a center or axis so that any line of the body remains parallel
to and returns to an initial position 1c2: motion of any figure about a
center or axis 1c3: ROTATION 2a: a sudden, radical, or complete change
2b: a fundamental change in political organization; esp : the overt hrow or
renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by
the governed