Definitions for operation

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operation op·er·a·tion

Spelling: [op-uh-rey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən/

Operation is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 569 anagrams from letters in operation (aeinooprt).

Definitions for operation

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):
3. the power to act; efficacy, influence, or force.
4. the exertion of force, power, or influence; agency:
5. a process of a practical or mechanical nature in some form of work or production:
6. a course or procedure of productive or industrial activity:
7. a particular process or course:
8. a business transaction, especially one of a speculative nature; deal:
9. a business, especially one run on a large scale:
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 mathematical process, as addition, multiplication, or differentiation. the action of applying a mathematical process to a quantity or quantities.
12. Military. a campaign, mission, maneuver, or action. Usually, operations. the conduct of a campaign, mission, etc. 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. operations, the people who work at such a headquarters.

Origin of operation

1350-1400; Middle English operacioun Latin operātiōn- (stem of operātiō), equivalent to operāt(us) (see operate) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for operation

This operation takes about twenty minutes, and at one operation about 1½ cwt.

But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.

This operation is performed by the aid of a punch and die fitted into a screw-press.

If the operation caused no physical damage, it would be in bounds.

The campaign was known to palace insiders as “operation Mrs. PB.”

The physician replied that it was not far enough advanced for an operation.

This operation is performed by a female, with the aid of a stamp.

He remembered the day Max had done the Edwardes operation, and how proud he had been of him.

Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.

If it was the United States, the operation will test the bounds of international law.