operation


Meanings

  • the state of being in effect or being operative;
    • "that rule is no longer in operation"
  • a business especially one run on a large scale;
    • "a large-scale farming operation"
    • "a multinational operation"
    • "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"
    • "they had to consolidate their operations"
  • a planned activity involving many people performing various actions;
    • "they organized a rescue operation"
    • "the biggest police operation in French history"
    • "running a restaurant is quite an operation"
    • "consolidate the companies various operations"
  • (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction);
    • "it can perform millions of operations per second"
  • activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign);
    • "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
  • a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body;
    • "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"
  • a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work;
    • "the operations in building a house"
    • "certain machine tool operations"
  • process or manner of functioning or operating;
    • "the power of its engine determines its operation"
    • "the plane's operation in high winds"
  • (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents;
    • "the cognitive operation of remembering"
  • (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods;
    • "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
  • the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.);
    • "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"


Scrabble Score: 11

operation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

operation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

operation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

operation is a valid Words With Friends word