revolution

noun

1. 1

   A political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change.

2. 2

   The removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.

3. 3

   Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis.

4. 4

   A rotation: one complete turn of an object during rotation.

5. 5

   In the case of celestial bodies - the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body.

6. 6

   A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.

7. 7

   A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.

8. 8

   Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.