name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/
rhymes with -uːʃən
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1
name
Meaning 1
Ellipsis of American Revolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: government, politics
Examples
The revolution had completely transformed the monarchy into a republic.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: overhaul
3
noun
Meaning 3
The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rev, wheel
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
Examples
It takes 365 days for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the AI revolution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: evolution
7
noun
Meaning 7
A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a rule in Tycoon where if four cards are placed down at once, the card hierarchy is reversed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: counterrevolution
10
noun
Meaning 10
the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group action
Narrower terms: counterrevolution, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence, Chinese Revolution, Cuban Revolution, English Revolution, Glorious Revolution, Bloodless Revolution, French Revolution, Mexican Revolution, Russian Revolution, February Revolution
11
noun
Meaning 11
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alteration, modification
Narrower terms: Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, green revolution
12
noun
Meaning 12
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the plane made three rotations before it crashed
the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rotation, gyration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: turning, turn
Narrower terms: dextrorotation, clockwise rotation, levorotation, counterclockwise rotation, axial rotation, axial motion, roll, orbital rotation, orbital motion, spin
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”).
Across languages
Translations
304 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
ареволиуциа
(arevoliwcja)
— political upheaval
Afrikaans:
rewolusie
— political upheaval
Albanian:
revolucion
— political upheaval
Amharic:
አብዮት
(ʾäbyot)
— political upheaval
Arabic:
ثَوْرَة
(ṯawra)
— political upheaval
Arabic:
اِنْقِلَاب
(inqilāb)
— political upheaval
Aragonese:
reboluzión
— political upheaval
Armenian:
հեղափոխություն
(heġapʻoxutʻyun)
— political upheaval
Armenian:
ռեւոլյուցիա
(ṙewolyucʻia)
— political upheaval
Assamese:
বিপ্লৱ
(biplow)
— political upheaval
Asturian:
revolución
— political upheaval
Azerbaijani:
inqilab
— political upheaval
Basque:
iraultza
— political upheaval
Belarusian:
рэвалю́цыя
(revaljúcyja)
— political upheaval
Bengali:
বিপ্লব
(biplob)
— political upheaval
Bengali:
ইনকিলাব
(inkilab)
— political upheaval
Bulgarian:
револю́ция
(revoljúcija)
— political upheaval
Burmese:
တော်လှန်ရေး
(tauhlanre:)
— political upheaval
Burmese:
အရေးတော်ပုံ
(a.re:taupum)
— political upheaval
Buryat:
хубисхал
(xubisxal)
— political upheaval
Carpathian Rusyn:
револу́ция
(revolúcyja)
— political upheaval
Catalan:
revolució
— political upheaval
Chechen:
революци
(revoljuci)
— political upheaval
Chinese Cantonese:
革命
(gaak3 ming6, gaap3 ming6)
— political upheaval
Chinese:
гәмин
(gəmin)
— political upheaval
Eastern Min Chinese:
革命
(gáik-mêng)
— political upheaval
Hakka Chinese:
革命
(kiet-min)
— political upheaval
Chinese:
革命
(zh-min-nan)
— political upheaval
Chinese Mandarin:
革命
(gémìng)
— political upheaval
Chinese Mandarin:
改革
(gǎigé)
— political upheaval
Wu Chinese:
革命
— political upheaval
Chuvash:
революци
(revoljutsi)
— political upheaval
Czech:
revoluce
— political upheaval
Danish:
revolution
— political upheaval
Dutch:
revolutie
— political upheaval
Esperanto:
revolucio
— political upheaval
Estonian:
revolutsioon
— political upheaval
Faroese:
kollvelting
— political upheaval
Finnish:
vallankumous
— political upheaval
French:
révolution
— political upheaval
Galician:
revolución
— political upheaval
Georgian:
რევოლუცია
(revolucia)
— political upheaval
German:
Revolution
— political upheaval
Greek:
επανάσταση
(epanástasi)
— political upheaval
Ancient Greek:
ἀποστασία
(apostasía)
— political upheaval
Gujarati:
ક્રાંતિ
(krā̃ti)
— political upheaval
Gujarati:
વિપ્લવ
(viplav)
— political upheaval
Hebrew:
מַהֲפֵּכָה
(mahapekhá)
— political upheaval
Hindi:
क्रांति
(krānti)
— political upheaval
Hindi:
इंक़िलाब
(iṅqilāb)
— political upheaval
Hindi:
विप्लव
(viplav)
— political upheaval
Hindi:
इनकलाब
(inaklāb)
— political upheaval
Hindi:
क्रान्ति
(krānti)
— political upheaval
Hungarian:
forradalom
— political upheaval
Icelandic:
bylting
— political upheaval
Ido:
revoluciono
— political upheaval
Indonesian:
revolusi
— political upheaval
Irish:
réabhlóid
— political upheaval
Italian:
rivoluzione
— political upheaval
Japanese:
革命
(kakumei)
— political upheaval
Japanese:
改革
(kaikaku)
— political upheaval
Kalmyk:
хүвсхүл
(xüvsxül)
— political upheaval
Kannada:
ಕ್ರಾಂತಿ
(krānti)
— political upheaval
S'gaw Karen:
တၢ်ပၢၢ်ဆၢ
(ta̱ puẖ hsuh)
— political upheaval
Kazakh:
төңкеріс
(töñkerıs)
— political upheaval
Kazakh:
көтеріліс
(köterılıs)
— political upheaval
Kazakh:
революция
(revolüsiä)
— political upheaval
Khmer:
ការបដិវត្តន៍
(kaa paʼdevŏət)
— political upheaval
Khmer:
បដិវត្តន៍
(paʼdevŏət)
— political upheaval
Korean:
혁명
(hyeongmyeong)
— political upheaval
Central Kurdish:
شۆڕش
(şorrş)
— political upheaval
Northern Kurdish:
şoreş
— political upheaval
Northern Kurdish:
serhildan
— political upheaval
Kyrgyz:
төңкөрүш
(töŋkörüş)
— political upheaval
Kyrgyz:
революция
(revolyutsiya)
— political upheaval
Lao:
ການປະຕິວັດ
(kān pa ti vat)
— political upheaval
Latgalian:
revoļuceja
— political upheaval
Latin:
revolutio
— political upheaval
Latvian:
revolūcija
— political upheaval
Lithuanian:
revoliucija
— political upheaval
Lü:
ᦵᦅᦲᧉᦖᦲᧃᧈ
(koe2ṁiin1)
— political upheaval
Luxembourgish:
Revolutioun
— political upheaval
Macedonian:
револуција
(revolucija)
— political upheaval
Malay:
revolusi
— political upheaval
Malay:
ubah desak
— political upheaval
Malayalam:
വിപ്ലവം
(viplavaṁ)
— political upheaval
Maltese:
rivoluzzjoni
— political upheaval
Manx:
irree magh
— political upheaval
Marathi:
क्रांती
(krāntī)
— political upheaval
Mirandese:
reboluçon
— political upheaval
Mongolian:
хувьсгал
(xuvʹsgal)
— political upheaval
Mongolian:
ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠰᠬᠠᠯ
(qubisqal)
— political upheaval
Nepali:
क्रान्ति
(krānti)
— political upheaval
Norwegian:
omveltning
— political upheaval
Norwegian Bokmål:
revolusjon
— political upheaval
Odia:
ବିପ୍ଳବ
(bipḷaba)
— political upheaval
Odia:
ବିଦ୍ରୋହ
(bidroha)
— political upheaval
Pashto:
انقلاب
(enqelāb)
— political upheaval
Pashto:
ټنټه
(ṭanṭa)
— political upheaval
Persian:
اِنْقِلَاب
(inqilāb)
— political upheaval
Persian:
شُورِش
(šūriš)
— political upheaval
Iranian Persian:
اِنْقِلاب
(enġelâb)
— political upheaval
Iranian Persian:
شورِش
(šureš)
— political upheaval
Iranian Persian:
رِوُلوسْیون
(revolusyon)
— political upheaval
Polish:
rewolucja
— political upheaval
Polish:
przewrót
— political upheaval
Portuguese:
revolução
— political upheaval
Punjabi:
ਇਨਕਲਾਬ
(inaklāb)
— political upheaval
Punjabi:
اِنْقِلاب
(īnqilāb)
— political upheaval
Romanian:
revoluție
— political upheaval
Russian:
револю́ция
(revoljúcija)
— political upheaval
Samogitian:
revuoliocėjė
— political upheaval
Sanskrit:
क्रान्ति
(krānti)
— political upheaval
Scottish Gaelic:
rèabhlaid
— political upheaval
Serbo-Croatian:
револу́ција
— political upheaval
Serbo-Croatian:
revolúcija
— political upheaval
Sinhalese:
විප්ලවය
(wiplawaya)
— political upheaval
Slovak:
revolúcia
— political upheaval
Slovene:
revolucija
— political upheaval
Spanish:
revolución
— political upheaval
Swahili:
mapinduzi
— political upheaval
Swahili:
mageuzi
— political upheaval
Swedish:
revolution
— political upheaval
Tagalog:
himagsikan
— political upheaval
Tajik:
инқилоб
(inqilob)
— political upheaval
Tajik:
шуриш
(šuriš)
— political upheaval
Tamil:
புரட்சி
(puraṭci)
— political upheaval
Tatar:
инкыйлаб
(inqıylab)
— political upheaval
Telugu:
విప్లవం
(viplavaṁ)
— political upheaval
Thai:
การปฏิวัติ
(gaan-bpà-dtì-wát)
— political upheaval
Tigrinya:
ሰውራ
(säwra)
— political upheaval
Turkish:
devrim
— political upheaval
Turkish:
ihtilal
— political upheaval
Turkmen:
rewolýusiýa
— political upheaval
Turkmen:
öwrülişik
— political upheaval
Turkmen:
ynkylap
— political upheaval
Ukrainian:
револю́ція
(revoljúcija)
— political upheaval
Urdu:
اِنْقِلاب
(inqilāb)
— political upheaval
Urdu:
اِنْقَلاب
(inqalāb)
— political upheaval
Uyghur:
ئېنقىلاب
(ënqilab)
— political upheaval
Uzbek:
inqilob
— political upheaval
Uzbek:
revolyutsiya
— political upheaval
Vietnamese:
cuộc cách mạng
— political upheaval
Vietnamese:
cách mạng
— political upheaval
Vietnamese:
cách mệnh
— political upheaval
Volapük:
levolut
— political upheaval
Walloon:
revintreye
— political upheaval
Walloon:
revolucion
— political upheaval
Welsh:
chwyldro
— political upheaval
Yakut:
өрөбөлүүссүйэ
(öröbölüüssüye)
— political upheaval
Yiddish:
רעוואָלוציע
(revolutsye)
— political upheaval
Abkhaz:
ареволиуциа
(arevoliwcja)
— removal and replacement of a government
Arabic:
ثَوْرَة
(ṯawra)
— removal and replacement of a government
Arabic:
اِنْقِلَاب
(inqilāb)
— removal and replacement of a government
Armenian:
հեղափոխություն
(heġapʻoxutʻyun)
— removal and replacement of a government
Belarusian:
рэвалю́цыя
(revaljúcyja)
— removal and replacement of a government
Bulgarian:
револю́ция
(revoljúcija)
— removal and replacement of a government
Chinese Mandarin:
革命
(gémìng)
— removal and replacement of a government
Dutch:
revolutie
— removal and replacement of a government
Finnish:
vallankumous
— removal and replacement of a government
French:
révolution
— removal and replacement of a government
French:
coup d'état
— removal and replacement of a government
German:
Revolution
— removal and replacement of a government
Hindi:
क्रांति
(krānti)
— removal and replacement of a government
Hindi:
विप्लव
(viplav)
— removal and replacement of a government
Hungarian:
forradalom
— removal and replacement of a government
Indonesian:
revolusi
— removal and replacement of a government
Irish:
réabhlóid
— removal and replacement of a government
Italian:
rivoluzione
— removal and replacement of a government
Japanese:
革命
(kakumei)
— removal and replacement of a government
Khmer:
ការបដិវត្តន៍
(kaa paʼdevŏət)
— removal and replacement of a government
Korean:
혁명
(hyeongmyeong)
— removal and replacement of a government
Central Kurdish:
شۆڕش
(şorrş)
— removal and replacement of a government
Ladino:
ריב׳ולוסייון
— removal and replacement of a government
Ladino:
revolusion
— removal and replacement of a government
Luxembourgish:
Revolutioun
— removal and replacement of a government
Macedonian:
револуција
(revolucija)
— removal and replacement of a government
Malay:
revolusi
— removal and replacement of a government
Malay:
ubah desak
— removal and replacement of a government
Manx:
irree magh
— removal and replacement of a government
Norwegian Bokmål:
revolusjon
— removal and replacement of a government
Persian:
اِنْقِلاب
(enqelâb)
— removal and replacement of a government
Portuguese:
revolução
— removal and replacement of a government
Romanian:
revoluție
— removal and replacement of a government
Russian:
револю́ция
(revoljúcija)
— removal and replacement of a government
Russian:
переворо́т
(perevorót)
— removal and replacement of a government
Scottish Gaelic:
rèabhlaid
— removal and replacement of a government
Spanish:
revolución
— removal and replacement of a government
Swahili:
mapinduzi
— removal and replacement of a government
Swedish:
revolution
— removal and replacement of a government
Thai:
ปฏิวัติ
(bpà-dtì-wát)
— removal and replacement of a government
Tibetan:
གསར་བརྗེ
(gsar brje)
— removal and replacement of a government
Turkish:
darbe
— removal and replacement of a government
Ukrainian:
револю́ція
(revoljúcija)
— removal and replacement of a government
Volapük:
levolut
— removal and replacement of a government
Arabic:
دَوْرَة
(dawra)
— turning of an object around an axis
Arabic:
دورة
(dūra)
— turning of an object around an axis
Armenian:
պտույտ
(ptuyt)
— turning of an object around an axis
Asturian:
revolución
— turning of an object around an axis
Belarusian:
вярчэ́нне
(vjarčénnje)
— turning of an object around an axis
Belarusian:
абаро́т
(abarót)
— turning of an object around an axis
Bulgarian:
върте́не
(vǎrténe)
— turning of an object around an axis
Bulgarian:
оборо́т
(oborót)
— turning of an object around an axis
Catalan:
revolució
— turning of an object around an axis
Chinese Mandarin:
旋轉 /旋转
(xuánzhuǎn)
— turning of an object around an axis
Dutch:
omwenteling
— turning of an object around an axis
Finnish:
kierros
— turning of an object around an axis
Finnish:
pyörähdys
— turning of an object around an axis
French:
tour
— turning of an object around an axis
French:
révolution
— turning of an object around an axis
Galician:
revolución
— turning of an object around an axis
German:
Umdrehung
— turning of an object around an axis
Greek:
περιστροφή
(peristrofí)
— turning of an object around an axis
Hindi:
परिक्रमण
(parikramaṇ)
— turning of an object around an axis
Hindi:
भ्रमण
(bhramaṇ)
— turning of an object around an axis
Hindi:
परिभ्रमण
(paribhramaṇ)
— turning of an object around an axis
Hungarian:
fordulat
— turning of an object around an axis
Hungarian:
forgás
— turning of an object around an axis
Indonesian:
revolusi
— turning of an object around an axis
Japanese:
回転
(kaiten)
— turning of an object around an axis
Korean:
회전
(hoejeon)
— turning of an object around an axis
Central Kurdish:
خول
(xul)
— turning of an object around an axis
Latin:
revolutio
— turning of an object around an axis
Luxembourgish:
Ëmdréiung
— turning of an object around an axis
Malay:
pusingan
— turning of an object around an axis
Manx:
cassey
— turning of an object around an axis
Manx:
çhyndaa
— turning of an object around an axis
Māori:
hurihanga
— turning of an object around an axis
Māori:
whananga
— turning of an object around an axis
Marathi:
परिभ्रमण
(paribhramaṇ)
— turning of an object around an axis
Norwegian Bokmål:
rotasjon
— turning of an object around an axis
Norwegian Bokmål:
omdreining
— turning of an object around an axis
Norwegian Nynorsk:
omdreiing
— turning of an object around an axis
Persian:
چَرْخِش
(čarxeš)
— turning of an object around an axis
Polish:
obrót
— turning of an object around an axis
Portuguese:
revolução
— turning of an object around an axis
Portuguese:
rotação
— turning of an object around an axis
Portuguese:
giro
— turning of an object around an axis
Russian:
враще́ние
(vraščénije)
— turning of an object around an axis
Russian:
оборо́т
(oborót)
— turning of an object around an axis
Spanish:
revolución
— turning of an object around an axis
Swahili:
geuza
— turning of an object around an axis
Swedish:
rotation
— turning of an object around an axis
Turkish:
döngü
— turning of an object around an axis
Ottoman Turkish:
اداره
(idâre)
— turning of an object around an axis
Ottoman Turkish:
دوره
(devre)
— turning of an object around an axis
Ukrainian:
оберта́ння
(obertánnja)
— turning of an object around an axis
Ukrainian:
верті́ння
(vertínnja)
— turning of an object around an axis
Ukrainian:
оборо́т
(oborót)
— turning of an object around an axis
Ukrainian:
о́берт
(óbert)
— turning of an object around an axis
Walloon:
toû
— turning of an object around an axis
Welsh:
amdro
— turning of an object around an axis
Armenian:
պտույտ
(ptuyt)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Asturian:
revolución
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Catalan:
revolució
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Chinese Mandarin:
公轉 /公转
(gōngzhuàn)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Finnish:
kierros
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
French:
révolution
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
French:
tour
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Hindi:
परिक्रमण
(parikramaṇ)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Hindi:
परिक्रमा
(parikramā)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Hungarian:
keringés
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Japanese:
公転
(kōten)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Korean:
공전
(gongjeon)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Central Kurdish:
خول
(xul)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Latin:
circuitus
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Latin:
ambitus
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Manx:
cassey
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Manx:
çhyndaa
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Persian:
گردش
(gardeš)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Polish:
obrót
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Portuguese:
rotação
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Russian:
враще́ние
(vraščénije)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Russian:
оборо́т
(oborót)
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Spanish:
vuelta
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Spanish:
giro
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Swedish:
rotation
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Turkish:
döngü
— traversal of one body through an orbit around another body
Asturian:
revolución
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Catalan:
revolució
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Chinese Mandarin:
革命
(gémìng)
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Estonian:
revolutsioon
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Finnish:
vallankumous
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Galician:
revolución
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
German:
Revolution
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Greek:
επανάσταση
(epanástasi)
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Hindi:
क्रान्ति
(krānti)
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Hungarian:
fordulat
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Hungarian:
forradalom
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Ido:
revoluciono
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Indonesian:
revolusi
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Japanese:
革命
(kakumei)
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Korean:
혁명
(hyeongmyeong)
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Latin:
revolutio
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Marathi:
क्रांती
(krāntī)
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Mirandese:
reboluçon
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Polish:
przewrót
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Polish:
rewolucja
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Portuguese:
revolução
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Russian:
револю́ция
(revoljúcija)
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Swahili:
mapinduzi
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Swedish:
revolution
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Thai:
ปฏิวัติ
(bpà-dtì-wát)
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
Turkish:
devrim
— sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline
