Revolution
(noun)
- A complete overthrow of an established government or political system.
- A dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is organized or in people's ideas about it.
- A single complete turn made by a body about an axis.
Origin:
Late middle english (in the sense "a turning round"): from latin revolutio(n-), from revolvere "roll back", from re- "back" + volvere "roll".
Examples:
- The revolution brought about significant political change.
- The technology revolution has changed the way we live and work.
- The revolution of the Earth on its axis causes the change of seasons.
- The revolution in France led to the rise of Napoleon.
- The industrial revolution brought about economic change.