operation
/ˌɑpɝˈeɪʃʌn/noun4 syllables
Operation means: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.
Synonyms for operation14
noun, as in a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
noun, as in (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
noun, as in process or manner of functioning or operating
noun, as in (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
noun, as in activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
noun, as in a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
What does operation mean?11
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”
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents“the process of thinking”
process or manner of functioning or operating“the power of its engine determines its operation”
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods“the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation”
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)“it was a joint operation of the navy and air force”
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”
the state of being in effect or being operative“that rule is no longer in operation”
a business especially one run on a large scale“a large-scale farming operation”
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions“they organized a rescue operation”
(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”
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)“her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with operation?60
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Operation in a sentence
- To help ensure accident-free operation, follow these guidelines.unknown
- Before the operation, the patient must be anaesthetised.sundown
- Before the operation, the patient has to be anaesthetised.sundown
- Before the operation, the patient must be anaesthetized.sundown
- Before the operation, the patient has to be anaesthetized.sundown
- Since the operation, he's been wearing a neon pink retainer.hecko
- For better or worse, she will have the operation tomorrow.Dejo
- Karl was at the command center, overseeing the operation.Amastan
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Forms of operation
as a noun
- plural
- operations