Definition of operation

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

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Amalgamation :: Amalgamation (n.) The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury.
Rhinoplastic :: Rhinoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation..
Mastery :: Mastery (n.) A masterly operation; a feat.
Run :: Run (n.) That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard..
Osteoplasty :: Osteoplasty (n.) An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied.
Steamer :: Steamer (n.) A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations..
Secondary :: Secondary (a.) Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf. primary..
Respite :: Respite (n.) Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay..
Coadjument :: Coadjument (n.) Mutual help; cooperation.
Process :: Process (n.) A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature..
Adjustment :: Adjustment (n.) The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment..
Distribution :: Distribution (n.) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission..
Tracheotomy :: Tracheotomy (n.) The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.
Concourse :: Concourse (n.) Concurrence; cooperation.
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..
Venesection :: Venesection (n.) The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm..
Judgment :: "Judgment (v. i.) The power or faculty of performing such operations (see 1); esp., when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely; good sense; as, a man of judgment; a politician without judgment..
Purification :: Purification (n.) The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating and removing from anything that which is impure or noxious, or heterogeneous or foreign to it; as, the purification of liquors, or of metals..
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard..
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