Operation (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
The activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
The state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 5
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 7
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 8
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 9
(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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 10
Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Onslaught
- Peacekeeping Operation
- Military Campaign
- Onrush
- Psyop
- Reinforcement
- Military Mission
- Manoeuvre
- Onset
- Offensive
- Offence
- Peacekeeping Mission
- Reenforcement
- Simulated Military Operation
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Meaning 11
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Tracheotomy
- Excision
- Enterotomy
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- PPP
- Purse-string Operation
- Sterilisation
- Curettement
- Dilatation And Curettage
- Cauterization
- D And C
- Haemorrhoidectomy
- Catheterisation
- Eye Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Organ Transplant
- Anaplasty
- Extirpation
- UPPP
- Transplantation
- Cutting Out
- Transsexual Surgery
- Cauterisation