Evolution vs. Revolution
Difference Between Evolution and Revolution
Evolutionnoun
A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form.
Revolutionnoun
Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation
the planetary revolution about the sun.Evolutionnoun
A result of this process; a development
Judo is an evolution of an earlier martial art.Revolutionnoun
A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
Evolutionnoun
Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, often resulting in the development of new species. The mechanisms of evolution include natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, mutation, migration, and genetic drift.
Revolutionnoun
A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.
Evolutionnoun
The historical development of a related group of organisms; phylogeny.
Revolutionnoun
The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another.
Evolutionnoun
(Astronomy) Change in the structure, chemical composition, or dynamical properties of a celestial object or system such as a planetary system, star, or galaxy. Evolution often changes the observable or measurable characteristics of the object or system.
Revolutionnoun
A sudden or momentous change in a situation
the revolution in computer technology.Evolutionnoun
A movement that is part of a set of ordered movements
naval evolutions in preparation for battle.Revolutionnoun
(Geology) A time of major crustal deformation, when folds and faults are formed.
Evolutionnoun
(Mathematics) The extraction of a root of a quantity.
Revolutionnoun
A political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change.
Evolutionnoun
The process of accumulating change.
Among other forms of change, the evolution of transportation has involved modification, diversification, convergence, divergence, hybridization, differentiation, and naturally, selection.Revolutionnoun
The removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
Evolutionnoun
A progression of change, often branching and diversifying in the process.
The ongoing evolution of Lolita subculture fashion includes, among other things, the ballet style.Revolutionnoun
Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis.
Evolutionnoun
(general) Gradual directional change especially one leading to a more advanced or complex form; growth; development.
The evolution of the universe began with a bang.Revolutionnoun
A rotation: one complete turn of an object during rotation.
Evolutionnoun
(biology) The change in the genetic composition of a population over successive generations.
Revolutionnoun
In the case of celestial bodies - the traversal of one body through an orbit around another body.
Evolutionnoun
(chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.
Revolutionnoun
A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
Evolutionnoun
(mathematics) The extraction of a root from a quantity.
Revolutionnoun
A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
Evolutionnoun
(military) One of a series of ordered movements.
Revolutionnoun
Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
Evolutionnoun
A turning movement of the body.
Revolutionnoun
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving;
the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolutionEvolutionnoun
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage);
the development of his ideas took many yearsthe evolution of Greek civilizationthe slow development of her skill as a writerRevolutionnoun
the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
Evolutionnoun
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Revolutionnoun
a single complete turn (axial or orbital);
the plane made three rotations before it crashedthe revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
