operation
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/]
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1. operation (noun) — sense 1
Definition: The method by which a device performs its function.
Example: It is dangerous to look at the beam of a laser while it is in operation.
2. operation (noun) — sense 2
Definition: The method or practice by which actions are done.
3. operation (noun) — sense 3
Definition: The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
Example: the pain and sickness caused by manna are confessedly nothing but the effects of its operations on the stomach and guts.
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