through a revolution

Frequency: 5.54.8 per million words

Indicates movement completing a circular path, e.g., 'The earth turns through one complete revolution.'

revolutionPREPOSITION | 3 movement around sth; one complete turn

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Examples (10)

  • The Earth turns through a complete revolution every 24 hours.
  • The moon passes through a full revolution around our planet each month.
  • The satellite completed its orbit through a smooth revolution in just 90 minutes.
  • As the engine started, the crankshaft went through a rapid revolution.
  • The old mill wheel slowly turned through a single revolution, grinding the grain.
  • Each planet defines its year by moving through a complete revolution around the sun.
  • The dancer performed an elegant pirouette, spinning through a perfect revolution.
  • The hands of the clock sweep through a full revolution twice a day.
  • The machine requires the lever to pass through a precise revolution for activation.
  • We watched the Ferris wheel take its passengers through a slow revolution high above the ground.