Engelsk navneord: revolution | |||
1. | revolution (om begivenhed) a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | alteration, change, modification | ||
Mere specifikke termer | Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, green revolution | ||
2. | revolution (om handling) the overthrow of a government by those who are governed | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | group action | ||
Mere specifikke termer | counterrevolution | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, Bloodless Revolution, Chinese Revolution, Cuban Revolution, English Revolution, February Revolution, French Revolution, Glorious Revolution, Mexican Revolution, Russian Revolution, War of American Independence | ||
3. | revolution (om begivenhed) a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The plane made three rotations before it crashed. The revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | gyration, rotation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | turn, turning | ||
Mere specifikke termer | axial motion, axial rotation, clockwise rotation, counterclockwise rotation, dextrorotation, levorotation, orbital motion, orbital rotation, roll, spin | ||