Definition:
- (n.) The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
- (n.) The method of working; mode of action.
- (n.) That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
- (n.) Effect produced; influence.
- (n.) Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
- (n.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.
Compare operation with other words:
command vs. operation
mechanism vs. operation
oneration vs. operation
operation vs. substance
operation vs. strategy
computation vs. operation
operation vs. task
implementation vs. operation
gang vs. operation
dissection vs. operation
gastroelytrotomy vs. operation
operation vs. thyrotomy
listerism vs. operation
keratonyxis vs. operation
keratome vs. operation
ecraseur vs. operation
laryngotomy vs. operation
operation vs. subduce
coeliotomy vs. operation
laparotomy vs. operation
gastrostomy vs. operation
functioning vs. operation
manipulation vs. operation
manufacturing vs. operation
battle vs. operation
exploitation vs. operation
administration vs. operation
action vs. operation
exercise vs. operation
operation vs. treatment
operation vs. project
demonstrate vs. operation
equal vs. operation
canine vs. operation
not vs. operation
moa vs. operation
couching vs. operation
adicity vs. operation
expeditionary vs. operation
operation vs. transplantation
operation vs. scur
chemically vs. operation
blockhouse vs. operation
operation vs. utilisation
operation vs. utilization
operating vs. operation
deadlock vs. operation
incision vs. operation
footing vs. operation
operation vs. piracy
configure vs. operation
operation vs. unity
controller vs. operation
headquarters vs. operation
kink vs. operation
arithmetic vs. operation
operation vs. surgery
heartbeat vs. operation
operation vs. process
operation vs. transaction
operation vs. warfare
based vs. operation
invariant vs. operation
commute vs. operation
operation vs. transplant
extension vs. operation
derivation vs. operation
negate vs. operation
magma vs. operation
operation vs. receive
binary vs. operation
alive vs. operation
agency vs. operation
dynamic vs. operation
commutative vs. operation
operation vs. operational
operation vs. opus
operation vs. operator
operation vs. operative
operate vs. operation
operant vs. operation
operable vs. operation
operation vs. transformation
opera vs. operation
campaign vs. operation
operand vs. operation
operation vs. value
operation vs. surgical
operation vs. procedure
operation vs. practice
method vs. operation
device vs. operation
closed vs. operation
launch vs. operation
mechanics vs. operation
boolean vs. operation
function vs. operation
arity vs. operation
mask vs. operation
menu vs. operation
operation vs. sting
operation vs. override
down vs. operation
activity vs. operation
computer vs. operation
operation vs. send