Betekenis van revolution In het Nederlands

• 0 a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war:

  • The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic.

  • The country seems to be heading towards revolution.

• 1 a very important change in the way that people do things:

  • a technological revolution

  • Penicillin produced a revolution in medicine.

• 2 a circular movement:

  • The revolution of the earth around the sun was proposed by Copernicus.

  • Engine speed can be measured in revolutions per minute ( abbreviation rpm).

• 3 a sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government:

  • [ U ] The country seems to be heading toward revolution.

  • [ C ] The discovery of penicillin produced a revolution in medicine.

• 4 a movement in a circle or curve around a central point:

  • [ C ] The moon makes one revolution around the earth in about 29.5 days.

• 5 a big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity:

  • a revolution in sth Facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking.

  • an economic/technological/green revolution

  • the digital/internet/IT revolution