operation, n.
(operations)
freq. cnt. 43
(operations)
freq. cnt. 43
the state of being in effect or being operative
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
operation
sample sentences
"that rule is no longer in operation"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a business especially one run on a large scale
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11
operation
sample sentences
"a large-scale farming operation""a multinational operation"
"they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"
"they had to consolidate their operations"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
operation
sample sentences
"they organized a rescue operation""the biggest police operation in French history"
"running a restaurant is quite an operation"
"consolidate the companies various operations"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
military operation operation
sample sentences
"it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
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domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
combined operation
maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation
campaign, military campaign
naval campaign
mission, military mission
support, reinforcement, reenforcement
attack, onslaught, onrush, onset
offence, offensive, offense
peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation
amphibious operation
information gathering
psychological operation, psyop
covert operation
instance hyponym
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
operation
sample sentences
"it can perform millions of operations per second"
semantic pointers
hyponym
access, memory access
asynchronous operation
auxiliary operation, off-line operation
boolean operation, binary operation, binary arithmetic operation
computer operation, machine operation
concurrent operation
control operation, control function
dyadic operation
fixed-cycle operation
logic operation, logical operation
monadic operation, unary operation
multiplex operation
parallel operation, simultaneous operation
printing operation
lookup, search
serial operation, sequential operation, consecutive operation
sort, sorting
synchronous operation
threshold operation
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2
operation procedure
sample sentences
"the operations in building a house""certain machine tool operations"
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a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process
sample sentences
"they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available""he died while undergoing surgery"
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semantic pointers
hyponym
catheterization, catheterisation
ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
amputation
angioplasty
arthroplasty
arthroscopy
brain surgery
castration
cautery, cauterization, cauterisation
chemosurgery
craniotomy
cryosurgery
curettage, curettement
debridement
decortication
dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and C
electrosurgery
enterostomy, enterotomy
enucleation
wrong-site surgery
evisceration
exenteration
eye operation, eye surgery
fenestration
gastrectomy
gastroenterostomy
gastrostomy
heart surgery
hemorrhoidectomy, haemorrhoidectomy
hysterotomy
implantation
intestinal bypass
jejunostomy
major surgery
microsurgery
minor surgery
myotomy
myringectomy
myringoplasty
myringotomy
neurosurgery
orchiopexy
osteotomy
ostomy
palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP
phlebectomy
photocoagulation
plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty
polypectomy
resection
rhinotomy
rhizotomy
sex-change operation, transsexual surgery
Shirodkar's operation, purse-string operation
sterilization, sterilisation
strabotomy
taxis
tracheostomy, tracheotomy
transplant, transplantation, organ transplant
trephination
tympanoplasty
uranoplasty
vasovasostomy
vivisection
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
part meronym
member of this domain (topic)
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
<noun.act>
operation
sample sentences
"her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
<noun.act>
mathematical operation mathematical process operation
sample sentences
"the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation""they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
cognitive operation cognitive process mental process operation process
sample sentences
"the process of thinking""the cognitive operation of remembering"
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hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
process or manner of functioning or operating
<noun.process>
functioning operation performance
sample sentences
"the power of its engine determines its operation""the plane's operation in high winds"
"they compared the cooking performance of each oven"
"the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
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