operation

IPA: ɑpɝˈeɪʃʌn

The method by which a device performs its function.
The method or practice by which actions are done.
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
A planned undertaking.
A business or organization.
(medicine) A surgical procedure.
(computing, logic, mathematics) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands);
(military) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)
(obsolete) Effect produced; influence.

Examples of "operation" in Sentences

During heavy operation the heat became unbearable to the operator.
Operation of the clutch is prevented during the clipping operation.
The three main areas of operation is sport, wellness and home health.
About the Operations, the Puritans called astrology the Operation of the Moon.
They will conduct a special operation to seize and impound rogue animals roving in the heart of town.