Operation

[ɒpə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɑpə'reʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); 'her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride'.

(noun.) a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; 'they organized a rescue operation'; 'the biggest police operation in French history'; 'running a restaurant is quite an operation'; 'consolidate the companies various operations'.

(noun.) a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; 'the operations in building a house'; 'certain machine tool operations'.

(noun.) a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; 'they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available'; 'he died while undergoing surgery'.

(noun.) activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); 'it was a joint operation of the navy and air force'.

(noun.) a business especially one run on a large scale; 'a large-scale farming operation'; 'a multinational operation'; 'they paid taxes on every stage of the operation'; 'they had to consolidate their operations'.

(noun.) (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); 'it can perform millions of operations per second'.

(noun.) process or manner of functioning or operating; 'the power of its engine determines its operation'; 'the plane's operation in high winds'; 'they compared the cooking performance of each oven'; 'the jet's performance conformed to high standards'.

(noun.) the state of being in effect or being operative; 'that rule is no longer in operation'.

Typed by Ferris--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

(n.) The method of working; mode of action.

(n.) That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.

(n.) Effect produced; influence.

(n.) Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.

(n.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.

Checker: Prudence

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Action, agency, force, influence, effect.[2]. Performance, procedure, process, proceeding, manipulation.[3]. Movement, motion, manœuvre.

Checked by Eli

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Agency, action, exercise, production, influence, performance

ANT:Cessation, inaction, rest, inoperativeness, inefficacy, inefficiency,misoperation

Checked by Archie

Examples

Edited by Eileen

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