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operation > 11 senses
NOUN1operationA business especially one run on a large scale
2operationA planned activity involving many people performing various actions
3operation, procedureA process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
4operationThe state of being in effect or being operative
5operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
6operation, military operationActivity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
7operation(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
8operation, functioning, performanceProcess or manner of functioning or operating
9operation, mathematical process, mathematical operation(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
10operation, process, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity
11operationThe activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
operation > pronunciation
Soundsaa.perey'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
operation > noun 1, act
MeaningA business especially one run on a large scale.
Examples"a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"
Broaderbusiness activity, commercial activity
Verbsoperate
operation > noun 2, act
MeaningA planned activity involving many people performing various actions.
Examples"they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"
Narrowerrescue operation; undercover operation
Broaderactivity
operation > noun 3, act
MeaningA process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work.
Examples"the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
Synonymsprocedure
Broaderwork
Adjectivesoperational
Verbsoperate
operation > noun 4, state
MeaningThe state of being in effect or being operative.
Examples"that rule is no longer in operation"
Narrowercommission; running
Broaderaction, activity, activeness
Verbsoperate
operation > noun 5, act
MeaningA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments. Performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.
Examples"they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"
Synonymssurgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Category offreeze; suction; decorticate; ablate; hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise; trepan
Categorysurgery
Partshemostasis, haemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasia; incision, section, surgical incision; suturing
Narrowerablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision; amputation; angioplasty; arthroplasty; arthroscopy; brain surgery; castration; cautery, cauterization, cauterisation; chemosurgery; craniotomy; cryosurgery; curettage, curettement; debridement; decortication; dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and C; electrosurgery; enterostomy, enterotomy; enucleation; wrong-site surgery; evisceration; exenteration; fenestration; gastrectomy; gastroenterostomy; gastrostomy; heart surgery; hemorrhoidectomy, haemorrhoidectomy; hysterotomy; implantation; iridectomy; iridotomy; intestinal bypass; jejunostomy; major surgery; microsurgery; minor surgery; myotomy; myringectomy; myringoplasty; myringotomy; neurosurgery; orchiopexy; osteotomy; ostomy; palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP; phlebectomy; photocoagulation; plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty; polypectomy; resection; rhinotomy; rhizotomy; sex-change operation, transsexual surgery; Shirodkar's operation, purse-string operation; sterilization, sterilisation; strabotomy; taxis; tracheostomy, tracheotomy; transplant, transplantation, organ transplant; trephination; tympanoplasty; uranoplasty; vasovasostomy; vivisection
Broadermedical procedure
Adjectivesoperative
Verbsoperate
operation > noun 6, act
MeaningActivity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign).
Examples"it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
Synonymsmilitary operation
Categorymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Narrowercombined operation; maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation; campaign, military campaign; naval campaign; mission, military mission; support, reinforcement, reenforcement; attack, onslaught, onset, onrush; offense, offence, offensive; peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation; amphibious operation; information gathering; psychological operation, psyop; covert operation; Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation; Operation Desert Storm
Broaderactivity
Verbsoperate
operation > noun 7, process
Meaning(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction).
Examples"it can perform millions of operations per second"
Categorycomputer science, computing
Narroweraccess, memory access; asynchronous operation; auxiliary operation, off-line operation; boolean operation, binary operation, binary arithmetic operation; computer operation, machine operation; concurrent operation; control operation, control function; dyadic operation; fixed-cycle operation; logic operation, logical operation; monadic operation, unary operation; multiplex operation; parallel operation, simultaneous operation; printing operation; search, lookup; serial operation, sequential operation, consecutive operation; sort, sorting; synchronous operation; threshold operation
Broaderdata processing
operation > noun 8, process
MeaningProcess or manner of functioning or operating.
Examples"the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"
Synonymsfunctioning, performance
Broaderprocess
Verbsoperate
operation > noun 9, act
Meaning(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods.
Examples"they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
Synonymsmathematical process, mathematical operation
Categorymathematics, math, maths
Narrowerpermutation; combination; differentiation; maximization; integration; exponentiation, involution; arithmetic operation; matrix operation; construction; relaxation, relaxation method
Broadercalculation, computation, computing
operation > noun 10, cognition
Meaning(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity. An operation that affects mental contents.
Examples"the cognitive operation of remembering"
Synonymsprocess, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation
Categorypsychology, psychological science
Narrowerbasic cognitive process; higher cognitive process
Broadercognition, knowledge, noesis
Verbsoperate
operation > noun 11, act
MeaningThe activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.).
Examples"her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
Categorycommercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Broaderactivity
Verbsoperate; operate; operate

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