Definition of operation

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of operation is as below...

Operation (n.) That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations..

Lern More About Operation

Laboratory :: Laboratory (n.) The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile..
Rectification :: Rectification (n.) The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits..
Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
Belong :: Belong (v. i.) To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town..
Laryngeal :: Laryngeal (a.) Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps..
Omphalotomy :: Omphalotomy (n.) The operation of dividing the navel-string.
Thoracoplasty :: Thoracoplasty (n.) A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema..
Expert :: Expert (a.) Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert surgeon; expert in chess or archery..
Browning :: Browning (n.) The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc..
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration..
Tarsectomy :: Tarsectomy (n.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.
Exempt :: Exempt (a.) To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury service; to exempt from fear or pain..
Extension :: Extension (v. t.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
Streaming :: Streaming (n.) The act or operation of that which streams; the act of that which sends forth, or which runs in, streams..
Ustulation :: Ustulation (n.) The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle..
Proof :: Proof (n.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5..
Suffumige :: Suffumigation (n.) The operation of suffumigating.
Subtraction :: Subtraction (n.) The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.
Laryngotomy :: Laryngotomy (n.) The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies..
Attach :: Attach (v. i.) To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us