📒 the process of cutting open a part of a person’s body in order to remove or repair a damaged part
- Will I need to have an operation?
- He underwent a three-hour heart operation.
- operation to do something He had an operation to remove a growth.
📒 an organized activity that involves several people
- Weather conditions were too bad to mount a rescue operation.
- The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city.
- It was a covert government operation sanctioned by the President himself.
📒 a business or company, usually one that involves many parts
- a huge multinational operation
- He runs a successful dairy operation.
- The venture will be set up as a 70%–30% joint operation.
📒 the activity or work done in a company, or in an area of business or industry
- The firm is looking to expand its operations overseas.
- The company announced it would cease operations.
- The directors are not involved in day-to-day operations of the business.
📒 the department in a company that manages the way it produces goods or delivers services and makes sure its business practices are efficient
📒 an act performed by a machine, especially a computer
- The whole operation is performed in less than three seconds.
- Use the new Smart Feature Manager to extract multiple features in a single operation.
- One of our application servers currently requires 3 passwords just for one simple operation.
📒 the way that parts of a machine or a system work; the process of making something work
- Regular servicing guarantees the smooth operation of the engine.
- Operation of the device is extremely simple.
- Competition is central to the operation of markets.
📒 the action of functioning; the fact of being used or active or having an effect
- The factory will cease operation at the end of the year.
- in operation The system has been in operation for six months.
- Temporary traffic controls are in operation on New Road.
📒 military activity
- joint military/combat operations
- US forces conducted ground and air operations.
- He was the officer in charge of operations.
📒 a process in which a number or quantity is changed by adding, multiplying, etc.