Operation Meaning
There are 11 meaning(s) for word Operation
Meaning 1 : 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 : military operation
Example : it was a joint operation of the navy and air force
Synonyms : military operation
Meaning 2 : 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,certain machine tool operations
Synonyms : procedure
Example : the operations in building a house,certain machine tool operations
Synonyms : procedure
Meaning 3 : (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
Example : they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic
Synonyms : mathematical operation, mathematical process
Example : they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic
Synonyms : mathematical operation, mathematical process
Meaning 4 : 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 : surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Example : they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available
Synonyms : surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Meaning 5 : process or manner of functioning or operating
Example : the power of its engine determines its operation,the plane's operation in high winds
Synonyms : functioning, performance
Example : the power of its engine determines its operation,the plane's operation in high winds
Synonyms : functioning, performance
Meaning 6 : (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
Example : the cognitive operation of remembering
Synonyms : cognitive operation, cognitive process, mental process, process
Example : the cognitive operation of remembering
Synonyms : cognitive operation, cognitive process, mental process, process
Meaning 7 : a business especially one run on a large scale
Example : a large-scale farming operation,a multinational operation,they paid taxes on every stage of the operation,they had to consolidate their operations
Example : a large-scale farming operation,a multinational operation,they paid taxes on every stage of the operation,they had to consolidate their operations
Meaning 8 : a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
Example : they organized a rescue operation,the biggest police operation in French history,running a restaurant is quite an operation,consolidate the companies various operations
Example : they organized a rescue operation,the biggest police operation in French history,running a restaurant is quite an operation,consolidate the companies various operations
Meaning 9 : (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
Example : it can perform millions of operations per second
Meaning 10 : the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
Example : her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride
Example : her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride
Meaning 11 : the state of being in effect or being operative
Example : that rule is no longer in operation
Example : that rule is no longer in operation