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)
action8activeness15activity16Hyponyms (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)
activity16Hyponyms (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)
access10memory 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 operationlookup12search11consecutive operationsequential operationserial operationsort4sorting8synchronous 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)
activity16Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
combined operationmaneuver13manoeuvre14simulated military operation
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campaign15military campaignnaval campaignmilitary missionmission9reenforcementreinforcement20support11attack12onrush9onset5onslaught13offence15offense13offensive18peacekeeping23peacekeeping missionpeacekeeping operationamphibious operationinformation gatheringpsychological operationpsyop12covert 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)
surgery11surgical operationsurgical proceduresurgical processHypernyms (Closely Related)
medical procedureHyponyms (Broadly Related)
catheterisation20catheterization29ablation10cutting out
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excision17extirpation20amputation14angioplasty17arthroplasty20arthroscopy21brain surgerycastration12cauterisation15cauterization24cautery12chemosurgery23craniotomy17cryosurgery20curettage12curettement15debridement17decortication18d and cdilatation and curettagedilation and curettageelectrosurgery20enterostomy16enterotomy15enucleation13wrong-site surgeryevisceration17exenteration19eye operationeye surgeryfenestration15gastrectomy19gastroenterostomygastrostomy17heart surgeryhaemorrhoidectomyhemorrhoidectomyhysterotomy22implantation16intestinal bypassjejunostomy30major surgerymicrosurgery20minor surgerymyotomymyringectomymyringoplastymyringotomy22neurosurgery16orchiopexyosteotomy14ostomy11palatopharyngoplastypppupppuvulopalatopharyngoplastyphlebectomy25photocoagulationanaplasty14plastic surgeryreconstructive surgerypolypectomyresection11rhinotomyrhizotomy26sex-change operationtranssexual surgerypurse-string operationshirodkar's operationsterilisation13sterilization22strabotomy17taxis12tracheostomy22tracheotomy21organ transplanttransplant12transplantation17trephination17tympanoplastyuranoplasty16vasovasostomyvivisection19
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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)
procedure14Process or manner of functioning or operating
Example: "The power of its engine determines its operation"
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functioning17performance20(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 processprocess11Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cognition12knowledge18noesis6Hyponyms (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)
calculation15computation17computing16Hyponyms (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.
