Operation

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related words

English

Etymology

from Latin operari, to work , from opera, work

Noun

operation (plural: operations)

1. the method by which a device performs its function. (It is dangerous to look at the beam of a laser while it is in operation.)
2. the method or practice by which actions are done. (We run our operation from a storefront.)
3. (Medicine) a surgical procedure. (She had an operation to remove her appendix.)
4. (Mathematics) a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands; the value for any particular operands is unique)
5. (Military) a military campaign ()

Translations

• Bulgarian: действие n (1), операция f (3, 4), действие n (4)
• French: opération f (1, 2, 3, 4)
• German: Betrieb m (1,2); Operation f (3,4,5)
• Hebrew: נתוח m (3), מבצע m (5)
• Italian: operazione f (1, 2, 3)

Related words

• operable
• operand
• operator