operation

• "that rule is no longer in operation"

• "a large-scale farming operation"
• "a multinational operation"
• "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"
• "they had to consolidate their operations"

• "they organized a rescue operation"
• "the biggest police operation in French history"
• "running a restaurant is quite an operation"
• "consolidate the companies various operations"

• "it can perform millions of operations per second"

• "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"

Synonyms

• military operationactivity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

• "performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body"
• "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"
• "he died while undergoing surgery"

Synonyms

• surgerythe branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
• surgical operationa medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
• surgical procedurea medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
• surgical processa medical procedure involving an incision with instruments

• "the operations in building a house"
• "certain machine tool operations"

Synonyms

• procedurea particular course of action intended to achieve a result; a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program ; a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

• "the power of its engine determines its operation"
• "the plane's operation in high winds"
• "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"
• "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"

Synonyms

• functioningperforming or able to perform its regular function; process or manner of functioning or operating
• performancea dramatic or musical entertainment; the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; the act of performing; any recognized accomplishment; process or manner of functioning or operating

• "an operation that affects mental contents"
• "the process of thinking"
• "the cognitive operation of remembering"

Synonyms

• processsubject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; deal with in a routine way; perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; institute legal proceedings against; march in a procession; shape, form, or improve a material; deliver a warrant or summons to someone; a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; a writ issued by authority of law; a mental process that you are not directly aware of; a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
• cognitive process(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity
• mental process(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity
• cognitive operation(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity

• "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"
• "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"

Synonyms

• mathematical process(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
• mathematical operation(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods

• "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"