operation
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əˈreɪ noun
1.
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
2.
the state of being operative (usually preceded by in or into ): a rule no longer in operation.
3.
the power to act; efficacy, influence, or force.
4.
the exertion of force, power, or influence; agency: the operation of alcohol on the mind.
5.
a process of a practical or mechanical nature in some form of work or production: a delicate operation in watchmaking.
6.
a course or procedure of productive or industrial activity: building operations.
7.
a particular process or course: mental operations.
8.
a business transaction, especially one of a speculative nature; deal: a shady operation.
9.
a business, especially one run on a large scale: a multinational operation.
10.
Surgery. a procedure aimed at restoring or improving the health of a patient, as by correcting a malformation, removing diseased parts, implanting new parts, etc.
11.
Mathematics.
a.
a mathematical process, as addition, multiplication, or differentiation.
b.
the action of applying a mathematical process to a quantity or quantities.
12.
Military.
a.
a campaign, mission, maneuver, or action.
b.
Usually, operations. the conduct of a campaign, mission, etc.
c.
operations, a headquarters, office, or place from which a military campaign, air traffic to and from an airfield, or any of various other activities, is planned, conducted, and controlled.
d.
operations, the people who work at such a headquarters.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act, process, or manner of operating |
| 2. | the state of being in effect, in action, or operative (esp in the phrases inorinto operation) |
| 3. | a process, method, or series of acts, esp of a practical or mechanical nature |
| 4. | surgery any manipulation of the body or one of its organs or parts to repair damage, arrest the progress of a disease, remove foreign matter, etc |
| 5. | a. a military or naval action, such as a campaign, manoeuvre, etc |
| b. (capital and prenominal when part of a name) : Operation Crossbow | |
| 6. | maths |
| a. any procedure, such as addition, multiplication, involution, or differentiation, in which one or more numbers or quantities are operated upon according to specific rules | |
| b. a function from a set onto itself | |
| 7. | a commercial or financial transaction |
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Word Origin & History
operation
late 14c., "action, performance, work," also "the performance of some science or art," from O.Fr. operacion, from L. operationem (nom. operatio) "a working, operation," from operari "to work, labor" (in L.L. "to have effect, be active, cause"), from opera "work, effort," related to opus (gen. operis)
"a work" (see opus). The surgical sense is first attested 1597. Military sense of "series of movements and acts" is from 1749.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
operation op·er·a·tion (ŏp'ə-rā'shən)
n.
A surgical procedure, usually using instruments, for remedying an injury, an ailment, a defect, or a dysfunction.
The act, manner, or process of functioning.
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Science Dictionary
operation (ŏp'ə-rā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The natural movement and silent operation will hopefully make it undetectable.
Customers put together their own meals in a continuous, moving operation.
The operation is guided by a couple of workers using ropes attached to the pulleys.
Interns work year-round on a variety of editorial and promotional projects and are essential to the magazine's operation.
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