Meaning of revolution in English

revolution

noun

/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/ us

/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/

revolution noun (POLITICS)

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B2 [ C or U ]

a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war:

The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic.

The country seems to be heading towards revolution.

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It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.
Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the revolution.
He became a national hero for his part in the revolution.
The whole period leading up to the revolution is an interesting chapter in British history.
The bigger farms were parcelled out after the revolution in 1973.

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Taking action against people in power

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revolution noun (CHANGE)

B2 [ C ]

a very important change in the way that people do things:

a technological revolution

Penicillin produced a revolution in medicine.

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Trendspotter Faith Starr believes a revolution is going on in the world of conferencing.
The development of high-yield varieties of rice produced a revolution in the country's agriculture.
The new materials brought about a revolution in building technology.
The invention marked the beginning of a revolution in information technology.
The industrial revolution created an enormous increase in the production of many types of goods.

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Change and changes

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revolution noun (CIRCULAR MOVEMENT)

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a circular movement:

The revolution of the earth around the sun was proposed by Copernicus.

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one complete circular movement of something, for example a wheel:

Engine speed can be measured in revolutions per minute (abbreviation rpm).

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Revolving, rotating and spinning

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(Definition of revolution from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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revolution

noun [ C/U ]

/ˌrev·əˈlu·ʃən/

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a sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government:

[ U ] The country seems to be heading toward revolution.

[ C ] The discovery of penicillin produced a revolution in medicine.

a movement in a circle or curve around a central point:

[ C ] The moon makes one revolution around the earth in about 29.5 days.

(Definition of revolution from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

revolution | Business English

revolution

noun [ C ]

/ˌrevəlˈuːʃən/ us

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a big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity:

a revolution in sth Facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking.

an economic/technological/green revolution

the digital/internet/IT revolution

(Definition of revolution from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of revolution

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Rather, he stressed that the more people, the greater the energy for socialist revolution and construction.

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This context helps explain the historical significance of the early twentieth-century debate about the origins of the scientific revolution.

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This biomedical revolution includes procedures and strategies in therapy, diagnosis, and prevention of diseases.

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By no means, however, does such a development imply a scientific revolution or paradigm change.

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But certainly he lived in an age when humanism and the scientific revolution had affected the way people thought.

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Whether this calls for a new and "universally acceptable definition" of revolution that encompasses all that the author suggests is neither obvious nor realistic.

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This view places her squarely in the camp of scholars who emphasize the external factors of revolution.

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It dodges the ' military revolution ' question in favour of exploring the size, behaviour and experiences of armies and fighting.

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The alliance of rural notables and urban bourgeois once again let their fears of socialist revolution lead to more domestic state violence in 1871.

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Except that the revolution has already been underway for four decades.

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If many of the findings of the archival revolution confirm what had already been argued in the academic literature, what have we learned?

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In particular, the revolution was seen as unnecessary and disruptive.

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The selection process has been mainly concerned with the size and pulses / revolution of the shaft encoder.

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Yet it would be hard to argue that early modern history has not benefited from the 'military revolution ' debate.

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My only purpose here is to point out that such changes are basically what we would normally call a social revolution.

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Collocations with revolution

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agricultural revolution

The 10,000-year-old agricultural revolution continues.

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armed revolution

He may demand its overthrow by armed revolution.

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bloodless revolution

A bloodless revolution took place between 1945 and 1951.

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What is the pronunciation of revolution?

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Translations of revolution

in Chinese (Traditional)

政治, （通常指改變政治體制的）革命, 變化…

Meaning of revolution in English

revolution noun (POLITICS)

revolution noun (CHANGE)

revolution noun (CIRCULAR MOVEMENT)

revolution | American Dictionary

revolution | Business English

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