OPERATIONS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Operation

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin operatio(n-), from the verb operari ‘expend labour on’ (see operate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect

Short Definition:

action of operating

Examples:
  • restrictions on the operation of market forces
  • the company's first hotel is now in operation
Definition:

an act of surgery performed on a patient

Short Definition:

act of surgery

Examples:
  • I've never felt better since my bypass operation
Definition:

an organized activity involving a number of people

Short Definition:

organized activity

Examples:
  • a rescue operation
  • Operation Desert Storm
Definition:

a process in which a number, quantity, expression, etc., is altered or manipulated according to set formal rules, such as those of addition, multiplication, and differentiation.

Short Definition:

mathematical process

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