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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Ovariotomy :: Ovariotomy (n.) The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; oophorectomy.
Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates..
Operative :: Operative (a.) Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery..
Urethroplasty :: Urethroplasty (n.) An operation for the repair of an injury or a defect in the walls of the urethra.
Tellurian :: Tellurian (n.) An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons..
Proof :: Proof (n.) Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial..
Sabellian :: Sabellian (n.) A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father..
Alive :: Alive (a.) In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive..
Division :: Division (n.) The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed..
Acupressure :: Acupressure (n.) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface..
Effect :: Effect (n.) Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May..
Reconnaissance :: Reconnaissance (n.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition..
Extension :: Extension (v. t.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
Dianoialogy :: Dianoialogy (n.) The science of the dianoetic faculties, and their operations..
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.
Deoxygenation :: Deoxygenation (n.) The act or operation of depriving of oxygen.
Net :: Net (v. t.) To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation..
Base :: Base (n.) A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc..
Reduction :: Reduction (v. t.) The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
Heat :: Heat (n.) A single complete operation of heating, as at a forge or in a furnace; as, to make a horseshoe in a certain number of heats..
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