All revolution synonyms
revΒ·oΒ·luΒ·tion
R r noun revolution
- flareup β a sudden flaring up of flame or light.
- equator β An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0 Β°.
- insubmission β Lack of submission; disobedience.
- mutability β liable or subject to change or alteration.
- circle β A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
- go round β go-around (defs 2, 3).
- disc β any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- circulation β The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- orbit β the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- circumnavigation β to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth.
- midcourse correction β a navigational correction made in the course of a ship, airplane, rocket, or space vehicle at some point between the beginning and end of the journey.
- ecliptic β Astronomy. the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.
- circuit β An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
- landmark β a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
- cycle β If you cycle, you ride a bicycle.
- foment β to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
- cirque β a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- cordon β A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area.
- flection β the act of bending.
- wheel β a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- innovation β something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.
- indiscipline β lack of discipline or control: a campus problem of student indiscipline.
- disobedience β lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
- aeon β An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- mutiny β revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
- zodiac β an imaginary belt of the heavens, extending about 8Β° on each side of the ecliptic, within which are the apparent paths of the sun, moon, and principal planets. It contains twelve constellations and hence twelve divisions called signs of the zodiac. Each division, however, because of the precession of the equinoxes, now contains the constellation west of the one from which it took its name. Compare sign of the zodiac.
- flexure β the act of flexing or bending.
- disks β disk
- anarchism β Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- whirl β to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- insurgence β an act of rebellion; insurrection; revolt.
- insurgency β the state or condition of being insurgent.
- outbreak β a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
- nonobservance β absence or lack of observance.
- go-round β go-around (defs 2, 3).
- circumvolution β the act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis
- disorder β lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- noncooperation β failure or refusal to cooperate.
- mixup β an act or instance of mixing.
- gyration β the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- insurrection β an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
- ebullition β a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
- discs β Plural form of disc.
- ellipse β A regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane that does not intersect the base.
- flare up β to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- isochronism β an isochronal character or action.
- coup β When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country.
verb revolution
- disobey β Fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority).