revision
(rɪˈvɪʒən)
[ad. late L. revīsiōn-em, f. revīsĕre: see revise v. So F. and Sp. revision, It. re-, rivisione.]
1. a. The action of revising or looking over again; esp. critical or careful examination or perusal with a view to correcting or improving. Also spec., the action of going over a subject that has already been learnt, esp. in preparation for an examination.
| 1611 Cotgr., Revision, a reuision, reuise, reuiew, reexamination, looking ouer againe. 1662 J. Davies tr. Olearius' Voy. Ambass. To Rdr. A 3 Considering this Revision, what is now publish'd is both a more curious, and more compleat Piece. 1771 Johnson in Boswell 29 Aug., I am engaging in a very great work, the revision of my Dictionary. 1797 Malone Mem. Reynolds R.'s Wks. I. p. xxvii, Though they are only detached thoughts, and did not receive his final revision and correction, I am unwilling to suppress them. 1817 Parl. Deb. 14 Our commercial situation and system deserved and required revision. 1830 D'Israeli Chas. I, III. i. 12 Few letters or papers passed his revision without being returned with marginal notes. 1876 Contemp. Rev. June 96 Revision [of the New Testament] has..become a public question. 1916 A. Huxley Let. 1 May (1969) 98, I am busy with revision, doing papers for my tutor under examination conditions. 1979 Observer 29 July 21/1, I thought the end of school term might be a good occasion for a little revision. |
| attrib. 1884 O.T. (Revised Version) Pref., The Rules laid down by the Revision Committee of Convocation for the guidance of the Revisers. 1937 Corbett & Eichele (title) Classified revision exercises in German. |
b. A product of revising; a revised version.
| 1845 Kitto Cycl. Bibl. Lit. (1849) II. 919/1 A revision of it..is now wanted, or rather, a new translation. 1880 N.T. (Revised Version) Pref., The English Version of the New Testament here presented to the reader is a Revision of the Translation published in..1611. |
2. The fact of seeing some person or thing again.
| 1796 Owen Trav. Europe II. 310, I was particularly gratified in this ascent by a revision of that prodigious rock, the Aiguille de Dru. 1838 S. Jackson tr. Strauss' Remin. Life Lutheran Clergym. iii. 286 Heaven and earth beheld each other, and seemed to be astonished at the revision. 1891 E. L. Arnold Phra the Phœnician xi, A sweet revision of Blodwin, my..British wife! |
3. A retrospective survey.
| 1833 Macready Remin. Diary 3 Jan., Let my revision of this day enable me to be more resolute in my resistance of future temptations. |
Hence reˈvisional, reˈvisionary adjs.
| 1828–32 in Webster. 1856 W. H. Thompson in A. Butler Hist. Anc. Philos. I. 362 It probably would not have survived its author's revisionary criticism. 1859 I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 74 In explication of this revisional process in philosophic reasoning. 1882–3 Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. I. 324 There arose in France a strong revisionary spirit,..which carried a great reform. |
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Add: [1.] c. Med. Surgery to make good any deterioration in a patient's condition which has occurred as a result of a previous surgical operation, esp. the repair or replacement of an artificial joint or other prosthetic appliance; an instance of this.
| 1947 Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. XXIX. 48 Fifteen months later, a blow on the hip resulted in formation of a small sinus, and revision may be necessary if osteitis under the mold and sinus formation persist. 1969 Ibid. A. LI. 1476 The remaining revisions were made necessary by inadequate tissue repair under the cup. 1973 R. G. Tronzo Surg. Hip Joint xxii. 731/1 Many surgeons today would convert the arthroplasty to a total hip replacement rather than attempt a cup revision. 1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Aug. 514/2 A new epidemic of patients requiring joint revision is starting to make inroads into operating lists: in Oxford one in five operations to replace hips are now revisions. |