Engelsk substantiv: revolution | |||
1. | revolution (om begivenhet) 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 spesifikke uttrykk | alteration, change, modification | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, green revolution | ||
2. | revolution (om handling) the overthrow of a government by those who are governed | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | group action | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | counterrevolution | ||
Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 begivenhet) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | gyration, rotation | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | turn, turning | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | axial motion, axial rotation, clockwise rotation, counterclockwise rotation, dextrorotation, levorotation, orbital motion, orbital rotation, roll, spin | ||