nnoun.eventa drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behavingExamples:- the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution
Derivationally Related Form:revolutioniserevolutionaryrevolutionistrevolutionize
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:revolutionchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Cultural RevolutionGreat Proletarian Cultural Revolutiongreen revolution
Full Hyponyms:cultural revolutiongreen revolution
nnoun.actthe overthrow of a government by those who are governedDerivationally Related Form:revoltrevolutionaryrevolutionistrevolutionize
Hypernyms:group action
Inherited Hypernyms:revolutiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:revolutiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:counterrevolution
Instance Hyponyms:American Revolution American Revolutionary War American War of Independence War of American Independence Chinese Revolution Cuban Revolution Bloodless Revolution English Revolution Glorious Revolution French Revolution Mexican Revolution February Revolution Russian Revolution
Full Hyponyms:counterrevolution
nnoun.eventa single complete turn (axial or orbital)Synset:gyration rotation
Examples:- the plane made three rotations before it crashed
- the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
Derivationally Related Form:gyraterevolutionaryrevolve
Hypernyms:turn turning
Inherited Hypernyms:rotationturningmovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:axial motionaxial rotationclockwise rotationcounterclockwise rotationdextrorotationlevorotationorbital motionorbital rotationrollspin
Full Hyponyms:axial rotationbackspindextrorotationenglishlevorotationorbital rotationspintopspinwallow