revision (rɪˈvɪʒən
)
Definitions
noun
- the act or process of revising
- British the process of rereading a subject or notes on it, esp in preparation for an examination
- a corrected or new version of a book, article, etc
Translations
- British English:
revision
To make a revision of something that is written or something that has been decided means to make changes to it in order to improve it, make it more modern, or make it more suitable for a particular purpose.The book is badly in need of revision.rɪˈvɪʒən NOUN The book is badly in need of revision.
- Spanish:
revisión
nf
- French:
révision
nf
- German:
Revision
nf
- Chinese: 修改 n
- Arabic: مُرَاجَعَة n
- Portuguese: revisão nf
- Russian: пересмотр nm
- Croatian: ponavljanje nnt
- Czech: změna nf
- Danish: revision nutr
- Dutch: revisie nf
- Finnish: korjaaminen n
- Greek: αναθεώρηση nf
- Italian: revisione nf
- Japanese: 修正 n
- Korean: 교정 n
- Norwegian: revidering nm
- Polish: rewizja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: revisão nf
- European Spanish:
revisión
nf
- Swedish: repetition nutr
- Thai: การทบทวน n
- Turkish: gözden geçirme n
- Vietnamese: sự sửa lại n
Usage examples
The decision making approach views diagnosis as opinion revision with imperfect information.
British Medical Journal (2002)That's a revision of the old text, which called on countries to prohibit creating "human beings" through cloning.
canada.com (2004)A school in an unemployment blackspot is blowing thousands of pounds giving kids revision lessons in a swanky hotel.
Sun, News of the World (2002)It is a revision of Matthew's Bible, directed by Miles Coverdale himself.
, GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)