Operation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word operation
Brit.  |ɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word operation

noun

- 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 multinational operation
they paid taxes on every stage of the operation
they had to consolidate their operations
- 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
- (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
- activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
it was a joint operation of the navy and air force
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (syn: surgery)
they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work (syn: procedure)
the operations in building a house
certain machine tool operations
- process or manner of functioning or operating (syn: functioning, performance)
the power of its engine determines its operation
the plane's operation in high winds
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents (syn: process)
the cognitive operation of remembering
- (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic
- the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride

Extra examples

The family runs a small farming operation.

The company is a billion-dollar operation.

The operation of the pump is very simple.

The device has a single button, allowing for easy operation.

Nothing can be more gentle and safe than the operation of this remedy.

The operation was effective.

The operation was of no effect.

She's going to need an operation on her ankle.

He had an operation to reduce the swelling in his brain.

She underwent a minor operation on her elbow in the summer.

The poor man had two major operations in two weeks.

The first indications were that the life-saving operation had gone well.

The firm set up its own property development operation.

Nolan and Barnes were both involved in the operation.

Many small businesses fail in the first year of operation.

Word forms

noun
singular: operation
plural: operations
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