revolution

/ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/
noun
  1. A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
    • The revolution brought democracy to the country after decades of dictatorship.
    • Many citizens called for a revolution to end the corrupt regime.
    • The French Revolution changed the course of European history.
  2. A dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or operation.
    • The company's new software sparked a revolution in data analysis.
    • The internet caused a revolution in how people communicate.
    • There has been a revolution in medical technology over the past century.
  3. A single complete turn of a wheel, axle, or other rotating object around its center.
    • The Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun every year.
    • Each revolution of the wheel moves the car forward about two meters.
    • The engine runs at 3,000 revolutions per minute.
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