révolution

See also: revolution and Revolution

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin revolūtiō, from Latin revolvō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio; “une révolution”:(file)

Noun

révolution f (plural révolutions)

  1. (geometry, astronomy) revolution (turn; rotation)
    solide de révolution ― solid of revolution
  2. revolution (political event)
    la révolution démographique ― The demographic revolution
    révolution de palais ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Révolution française ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → German: Revolution
  • → Persian: رولوسیون (revolusiyon)
  • → Turkish: revolüsyon

See also

Further reading

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