Definition of operation

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Operation (n.) That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations..

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Cup :: Cup (v. t.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See Cupping.
Shadrach :: Shadrach (n.) A mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed of its intended effect; -- so called from Shadrach, one of the three Hebrews who came forth unharmed from the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar. (See Dan. iii. 26, 27.).
Effect :: Effect (n.) Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May..
Aphakia :: Aphakia (n.) An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses..
Breathing :: Breathing (n.) Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit..
Consciousness :: Consciousness (n.) The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc..
Batch :: Batch (v. t.) A quantity of anything produced at one operation; a group or collection of persons or things of the same kind; as, a batch of letters; the next batch of business..
Rhinoplastic :: Rhinoplastic (a.) Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation..
Orchotomy :: Orchotomy (n.) The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.
Stiver :: Stive (n.) The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding.
Deoxygenation :: Deoxygenation (n.) The act or operation of depriving of oxygen.
Expert :: Expert (a.) Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert surgeon; expert in chess or archery..
Amputation :: Amputation (n.) The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a limb or projecting part of the body.
Reconnoitre :: Reconnoitre (v. t.) To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations..
Burn :: Burn (n.) The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking; as, they have a good burn..
Operancy :: Operancy (n.) The act of operating or working; operation.
Tannage :: Tannage (n.) A tanning; the act, operation, or result of tanning..
Obey :: Obey (v. t.) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm..
Flatting :: Flatting (n.) The process or operation of making flat, as a cylinder of glass by opening it out..
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem..
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