Definitions
There are 11 meanings of the word
Operation.
How to pronounce operation:
US
Operation - as a noun
The state of being in effect or being operative
Example: "That rule is no longer in operation"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
actionactivenessactivityHyponyms (Broadly Related)
A business especially one run on a large scale
Example: "A large-scale farming operation"
A planned activity involving many people performing various actions
Example: "They organized a rescue operation"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
activityHyponyms (Broadly Related)
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
Example: "It can perform millions of operations per second"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
data processingHyponyms (Broadly Related)
accessmemory accessasynchronous operationauxiliary operation
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off-line operationbinary arithmetic operationbinary operationboolean operationcomputer operationmachine operationconcurrent operationcontrol functioncontrol operationdyadic operationfixed-cycle operationlogic operationlogical operationmonadic operationunary operationmultiplex operationparallel operationsimultaneous operationprinting operationlookupsearchconsecutive operationsequential operationserial operationsortsortingsynchronous operationthreshold operation
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Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
Example: "It was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
military operationHypernyms (Closely Related)
activityHyponyms (Broadly Related)
combined operationmaneuvermanoeuvresimulated military operation
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campaignmilitary campaignnaval campaignmilitary missionmissionreenforcementreinforcementsupportattackonrushonsetonslaughtoffenceoffenseoffensivepeacekeepingpeacekeeping missionpeacekeeping operationamphibious operationinformation gatheringpsychological operationpsyopcovert operation
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A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Example: "They will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
surgerysurgical operationsurgical proceduresurgical processHypernyms (Closely Related)
medical procedureHyponyms (Broadly Related)
catheterisationcatheterizationablationcutting out
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excisionextirpationamputationangioplastyarthroplastyarthroscopybrain surgerycastrationcauterisationcauterizationcauterychemosurgerycraniotomycryosurgerycurettagecurettementdebridementdecorticationd and cdilatation and curettagedilation and curettageelectrosurgeryenterostomyenterotomyenucleationwrong-site surgeryeviscerationexenterationeye operationeye surgeryfenestrationgastrectomygastroenterostomygastrostomyheart surgeryhaemorrhoidectomyhemorrhoidectomyhysterotomyimplantationintestinal bypassjejunostomymajor surgerymicrosurgeryminor surgerymyotomymyringectomymyringoplastymyringotomyneurosurgeryorchiopexyosteotomyostomypalatopharyngoplastypppupppuvulopalatopharyngoplastyphlebectomyphotocoagulationanaplastyplastic surgeryreconstructive surgerypolypectomyresectionrhinotomyrhizotomysex-change operationtranssexual surgerypurse-string operationshirodkar's operationsterilisationsterilizationstrabotomytaxistracheostomytracheotomyorgan transplanttransplanttransplantationtrephinationtympanoplastyuranoplastyvasovasostomyvivisection
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A process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
Example: "The operations in building a house"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
procedureProcess or manner of functioning or operating
Example: "The power of its engine determines its operation"
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functioningperformance(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
Example: "The process of thinking"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cognitive operationcognitive processmental processprocessHypernyms (Closely Related)
cognitionknowledgenoesisHyponyms (Broadly Related)
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
Example: "The problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
mathematical operationmathematical processHypernyms (Closely Related)
calculationcomputationcomputingHyponyms (Broadly Related)
The activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
Example: "Her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
Example Sentences
"The doctors performed a complex heart operation on the patient."
"The police are conducting an operation to catch the criminal."
"The company has decided to shut down its manufacturing operations."
"The military is planning a covert operation in enemy territory."
"The operation of this machine requires extensive training."
Word Game Points
Is OPERATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, operation is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
OPERATION has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
Is OPERATION a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, operation is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordOPERATION has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 13.
Is OPERATION a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, operation is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordOPERATION has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.
