revolution in WordNet English dictionary

1. a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
   "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
   rotation  revolution  gyration 
   
2. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
   revolution 
   
3. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
   "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"
   revolution