révolution

See also: revolution and Revolution

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin revolūtiō, from Latin revolvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/

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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

Derived terms

• révolution de palais
• Révolution française
• révolution industrielle
• Révolution tranquille
• révolutionnaire
• révolutionner
• vive la révolution

Descendants

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

See also

• révolte
• évolution

Further reading

• “révolution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012