noun🔗ShareThe method by which a device performs its function."The washing machine's operations include filling with water, washing, rinsing, and spinning. "devicemachinetechnologyfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe method or practice by which actions are done."The company is reviewing its daily operations to find ways to save time and money. "actionprocesssystemwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral."The school's operations team is responsible for managing the daily tasks of the school. "actionprocessorganizationsystemfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA planned undertaking."The Katrina relief operation was considered botched."planactionorganizationmilitarybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA business or organization."They run a multinational produce-supply operation."businessorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA surgical procedure."She had an operation to remove her appendix."medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands)."In math class, we learned how addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are all different types of operations. "mathcomputinglogicprocessfunctionactionsciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)"The army conducted several successful operations to secure the border. "militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEffect produced; influence."The operations of the new recycling program have had a positive effect on the amount of trash going to the landfill. "outcomeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading