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Encyclopedia > Revolution (disambiguation)
Look up revolution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Revolution most broadly refers to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ...

  • Revolution, a drastic political or social change that usually occurs relatively quickly
  • Turn (geometry), a complete rotation, 360°
    • Revolutions per minute (RPM), a unit of frequency, commonly used to measure rotational speed, in particular in the case of rotation around a fixed axis
    • Orbital revolution, the cyclical path taken by one object around another object (or point, line, etc.), e.g. of planets

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For other uses, see Revolution (disambiguation). ... ... For other uses, see Revolutions per minute (disambiguation). ... Orbital revolution is the cyclical path taken by one object around another object (or point, line, etc. ...

Other uses

Revolution Newspaper, formerly known as Revolutionary Worker is the publication of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. The publication is known for featuring the writings of Bob Avakian, as well as being one of the first publications to endorse World Cant Wait. ... Revolution, a revolutionary socialist youth organization, was founded in the UK by Workers Power, part of the League for the Fifth International. ... Revolution is a topical once-monthly pet medicine that prevents heartworms, fleas, ear mites, sarcoptic mange (scabies), and certain types of ticks in dogs, and prevents heartworms, fleas, ear mites, hookworms, and roundworms in cats. ... Revolution is a steel roller coaster made by Schwarzkopf of Germany. ... The Irn Bru Revolution is an Arrow Shuttle roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. ... Revolution is a bar chain of Great Britain specializing in branded and flavoured Vodka. ... The Revolution was a weekly womens rights newspaper published between January 8, 1868 and 1972. ... Ronald Ernest Ron Paul (b. ... The Revolution is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the areas of Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... For other uses, see Rochdale (disambiguation). ... Motto: Industry and Integrity Tameside shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state Constituent country Region North West England Ceremonial county Greater Manchester Admin HQ Ashton-under-Lyne Founded 1 April 1974 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough  - Governing body Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council  - Mayor Cllr. ... Revolution Studios was founded in 2000 by Joe Roth, a former chairman of Walt Disney Studios and Twentieth Century Fox. ... Steve Case (born August 21, 1958) is a businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ...

In sport

The Shropshire Revolution (also known as The SR or The Revolution) are a British American Football team based in Telford, Shropshire. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Revolution, Revs Stadium Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— Owner Robert Kraft First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18... The Revolution The Revolution was a professional wrestling heel stable in World Championship Wrestling. ... Revolution guernsey The Revolution is the United States of Americas national Australian rules football team that represents the clubs and teams of US Footy. ... Bowling ball and two pins Ten-Pin Bowling is a sport with a simple aim—knock down as many targets as possible by rolling a ball down a wooden pathway. ...

In computer technology

Revolution is a commercial Cross-platform rapid application development language based on Hypercards HyperTalk. ... Runtime Revolution is a development environment of the Revolution programming language developed by Runtime Revolution, Ltd in Edinburgh, Scotland for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris. ... Revolution Software Logo. ... Resource Software International Ltd. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ...

In the media

See Revolution (music) or Revolution (film) for a list There have been several films with the title Revolution, including: Revolution (1967), an eight-minute short by Peter Greenaway. ...


Specific social/political revolutions

See also: List of revolutions and rebellions A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ... John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia The American Revolution refers to the period during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen... Baltic Way, reflecting the peak of the Singing Revolution The Singing Revolution is the common title for events between 1987 and 1990 that led to the regaining of independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ... The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on... Belligerents 26th of July Movement Cuba Commanders Fidel Castro Che Guevara Raul Castro Fulgencio Batista The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batistas regime on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement and other revolutionary elements within the country. ... For the Macy Gray song, see Sexual Revolution (song). ... A communist revolution is a proletarian revolution inspired by the ideas of Marxism that aims to replace capitalism with communism, typically with socialism (state or worker ownership over the means of production) as an intermediate stage. ... Scene from the failed Québecois rebellion against British rule in 1837. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Revolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (957 words)
English Revolution – (1642-1653) – Commenced as a civil war between Parliament and King, culminating in the execution of Charles I and the establishment of a republican Protectorate.
French Revolution – (1789) – Regarded as one of the most influential of all Revolutions, frequently associated with the rise of the bourgeoisie and the downfall of the aristocracy.
German Revolution – (1918) – Overthrow of the Kaiser by a workers' revolution, establishment of the Weimar Republic.
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