operation

  • 41operation — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of operating. 2) an act of surgery performed on a patient. 3) a concerted action involving a number of people, especially members of the armed forces or the police. 4) a business organization; a company. 5)… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 42operation — op|e|ra|tion W1S1 [ˌɔpəˈreıʃən US ˌa:p ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(medical)¦ 2¦(business/organization)¦ 3¦(work/activities)¦ 4¦(actions)¦ 5¦(machine/system)¦ 6¦(principle/law/plan etc)¦ 7¦(military/police action)¦ 8¦(computers)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43operation — noun 1 medical ADJECTIVE ▪ major ▪ minor, small ▪ life saving, vital ▪ emergency ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 44operation — op|er|a|tion [ ,apə reıʃn ] noun *** ▸ 1 planned activity ▸ 2 actions to achieve something ▸ 3 cutting body medically ▸ 4 way something operates ▸ 5 (part of) company ▸ 6 controlling machine etc. ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a planned activity… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45Operation — Verfahren; Arbeitsgang; Handlung; Tat; Aktion; Eingriff; OP; medizinischer Eingriff; Verarbeitungsschritt; Rechenschritt; Rechengang; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 46operation — n. surgical procedure 1) to perform an operation 2) to have, undergo an operation 3) an exploratory; major; minor operation 4) an operation for (an operation for the removal of gallstones) military activity, movement 5) to conduct; launch an… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 47operation — noun 1 MEDICAL (C) the process of cutting into someone s body to repair or remove a part that is damaged: a heart bypass operation | She had a bad operation, she had a hysterectomy. (+ on/for): She s going to have an operation on her knee. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48operation */*/*/ — UK [ˌɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɑpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms operation : singular operation plural operations 1) [countable] a planned activity involving a lot of people, especially soldiers or police officers This was the biggest military operation… …

    English dictionary

  • 49opération — (o pé ra sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1°   Action d une puissance, d une faculté qui produit un effet. Les opérations de la nature. •   On trouva de grandes difficultés à donner des noms aux opérations de l âme, parce qu on est… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 50operation — [[t]ɒ̱pəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ operations 1) N COUNT: usu supp N An operation is a highly organized activity that involves many people doing different things. The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon... The soldiers were engaged in a military… …

    English dictionary