revolution

noun

1. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

   noun.event

   Examples

   The industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

   noun.event

   Examples

   The revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year.

   Synonyms gyration rotation

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the <i>revolution</i> of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its axis, etc.

   noun

   Source: webster1913