Which "Revolutions" do you think applies?

spiroll

Here is Merriam Websters definition of Revolutions...of course, that's plural and this is singular...but which do you think is the best-fit meaning of the Revolutions in the title of the third Matrix?

Source: http://www.m-w.com

One entry found for revolution.


Main Entry: revˇoˇluˇtion
Pronunciation: "re-v&-'lü-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English revolucioun, from Middle French revolution, from Late Latin revolution-, revolutio, from Latin revolvere to revolve
Date: 14th century
1 a (1) : the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course; also : apparent movement of such a body round the earth (2) : the time taken by a celestial body to make a complete round in its orbit (3) : the rotation of a celestial body on its axis b : completion of a course (as of years); also : the period made by the regular succession of a measure of time or by a succession of similar events c (1) : a progressive motion of a body round an axis so that any line of the body parallel to the axis returns to its initial position while remaining parallel to the axis in transit and usually at a constant distance from it (2) : motion of any figure about a center or axis <revolution of a right triangle about one of its legs generates a cone> (3) : ROTATION 1b

2 a : a sudden, radical, or complete change b : a fundamental change in political organization; especially : the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed c : activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation d : a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something : a change of paradigm <the Copernican revolution> e : a changeover in use or preference especially in technology <the computer revolution> <the foreign car revolution>
synonym see REBELLION

Spi
spiroll

Kinda cool....THE COPERNICAN REVOLUTION: The story of the struggle to shift mankind's perspective on the universe.

(wayyyyy too much time on my hands this morning....so I'm thinking out loud here again ;) )

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