Definitions for revision
rɪˈvɪʒ ənre·vi·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revision, alterationnoun

   the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

   "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"

2. revision, revisal, revise, rescriptnoun

   the act of rewriting something

3. rewrite, revision, rescriptnoun

   something that has been written again

   "the rewrite was much better"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revisionnoun

   The act of revising.

2. revisionnoun

   A changed edition, or new version; a modification.

3. revisionnoun

   A story corrected or expanded by an author commissioned by the original writer.

   a revision story

4. revisionnoun

   The looking back over of one's (previously learnt or written) notes in preparation for a test or examination.

   All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks!

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revisionnoun

   Review.

   Etymology: revision, Fr. from revise.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revision

   Revision is the process of revising.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revision

   Revision is the process of reviewing, altering, amending, or reworking existing material or content to improve clarity, consistency, coherence, or accuracy. It involves making changes such as correcting mistakes, adding more information, or reorganizing paragraphs for better readability or comprehension. It is often used in the context of writing, but it can also apply to various fields like product design, software development, and policy making.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Revisionnoun

   the act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes

2. Revisionnoun

   that which is made by revising

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revision

   A re-examination for correction. Where an officer, who orders a court-martial, does not approve their proceedings, he may, by the custom of war, return them to the court for revision, and no additional evidence can be taken on such revision.—Hough.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revision

   The act and process of revising.

   The revision period was easy simple and efficient.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 6, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Writing

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'revision' in Nouns Frequency: #2458

Anagrams for revision »

1. visioner

How to pronounce revision?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of revision in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of revision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of revision in a Sentence

1. Nolan Perez:

   There are a lot of bad outcomes. There are a lot of infections and a lot of botched procedures gone wrong, and patients have to come back to the United States and then have a revision of the surgery.

2. Jakub Adamowicz:

   The Commission is considering all options in order to achieve the best possible outcome, both passengers and industry need certainty and that is what we hope to achieve with this revision of air passenger rights.

3. Mitsuo Imaizumi:

   If the LDP wins big and together with like-minded parties, gets a two-thirds majority, the markets will see that as negative, because concerns will increase that the government will switch from putting priority on the economy to focus on constitutional revision.

4. John Cavadini:

   He doesn’t thereby canonize or dogmatize a scientific theory, which by its very nature is subject to falsification and revision, but it is within the pope’s competence and authority to call attention to our moral responsibilities and duties in the face of the best scientific theory out there, especially when the consequences of not doing so are serious or even drastic, and where silence could be interpreted as scandalous.

5. Finance Minister Seth Terkper:

   These developments have taken into consideration the release of revised GDP figures for 2015, revision of gold production forecasts for 2016-18 and the shutdown of the (oil production vessel) FPSO Kwame Nkrumah.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=revision
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Revision
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=revision
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revision
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html