REVOLUTION

noun Etymology: Middle English revolucioun, from Middle French ~, from Late Latin ~-, revolutio, from Latin revolvere to revolve Date: 14th century 1. a. the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course, the time taken by a celestial body to make a complete round in its orbit, the rotation of a celestial body on its axis, completion of a course (as of years), c. a progressive motion of a body around an axis so that any line of the body parallel to the axis returns to its initial position while remaining parallel to the axis in transit and usually at a constant distance from it, motion of any figure about a center or axis , rotation 1b, 2. a sudden, radical, or complete change, a fundamental change in political organization, activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation, a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something ; a change of paradigm , a changeover in use or preference especially in technology , see: rebellion