operational

op·er·a·tion·al

 (ŏp′ə-rā′shə-nəl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to an operation or a series of operations.

2. Of, intended for, or involved in military operations.

3. Fit for proper functioning; ready for use: an operational aircraft.

4. Being in effect or operation: "de facto apartheid still operational even in the 'new' African nations" (Leslie Marmon Silko).

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op′er·a′tion·al·ly adv.

operational

(ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəl)

adj

1. of or relating to an operation or operations

2. in working order and ready for use

3. (Military) military capable of, needed in, or actually involved in operations

ˌoperˈationally adv

op•er•a•tion•al

(ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃə nl)

adj.

1. able to function or be used; functional.

2.

a. of, pertaining to, or involved in military operations.

b. on active service or combat duty.

3. of or pertaining to operations or an operation.

[1920–25]

op`er•a′tion•al•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	operational - pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"
	2.	operational - fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" useable, operable, usable, functional serviceable - ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"
	3.	operational - (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" nonoperational, inactive - (military) not involved in military operations
	4.	operational - being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" in operation, operating operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"

operational

adjective working, going, running, ready, functioning, operative, viable, functional, up and running, workable, usable, in working order The new space station will be fully operational by next year.
broken, out of order, on the blink (slang), inoperative, kaput (informal), nonfunctional, on the fritz (slang)

operational

adjective

In effect:

effective, operative.

Translations

صالِح للعَمَل، في حالة جَيِّدَه للعَمَل

operationel

operativo

opérationnel

működőképes

tilbúinn til notkunar

operativopronto per funzionare

drifts-operativ

schopný prevádzky

çalışır durumda

可使用的

operational

[ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənl] ADJ

1. (= relating to operations) [control, plan] → operativo, de operaciones; [problems, cost, expenses] → de funcionamiento; [staff] → de servicio
operational research → investigaciones fpl operacionales
for operational reasons → por necesidades operativas

2. (= ready for use or action) [aircraft, service, airport] → en funcionamiento; [bus, train] → en servicio; [troops] → operacional
the bridge could be operational in three years' time → el puente podría entrar en funcionamiento dentro de tres años
to be fully operational → estar en pleno funcionamiento

operational

[ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən^əl] adj

[factor, problem] → opérationnel(le)

[machine, equipment] (= ready for use or action) → opérationnel(le)

to be fully operational [service, system] → être pleinement opérationnel
when the service is fully operational → lorsque le service sera pleinement opérationnel
The system will be fully operational by the end of the year → Le système sera pleinement opérationnel à la fin de l'année.

operational

adj

(= ready for use or action) machine, vehicle → betriebsbereit or -fähig; army unit, aeroplane, tank etc → einsatzbereit or -fähig; (fig) worker etc → einsatzbereit or -fähig; (= in use or action) machine, vehicle etc → in Betrieb, in or im Gebrauch; airport → in Betrieb; army unit etc → im Einsatz

(= relating to operation, Tech, Comm) → Betriebs-; (Mil) → Einsatz-; problems, duties → operativ; operational costs → Betriebskosten pl; for operational reasons → aus operativen Gründen; operational research → betriebliche Verfahrens- or Planungsforschung, Operations Research f; operational staff (for machinery) → Bedienungspersonal nt; (in military, police action) → Einsatzkräfte pl; operational range (of radar etc) → Einflussbereich m; (of aircraft) → Flugbereich m; operational plan (Mil) → Einsatzplan m; operational flight (Mil) → Einsatzflug m; operational base (Mil) → Operationsbasis f; these submarines have never seen operational service → diese U-Boote sind nie eingesetzt worden or kamen nie zum Einsatz

operational

[ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənl] adj (relating to operations) → operativo/a (Comm) → di gestione, d'esercizio; (ready for use or action) → in attività, in funzione
operational research → ricerca operativa
when the service is fully operational → quando il servizio sarà completamente operante

operate

(ˈopəreit) verb

1. to act or work. The sewing-machine isn't operating properly. werk يَعْمَل، تَعْمَل الآلَه работя funcionar fungovat, jít arbeiten virke; fungere λειτουργώ, δουλεύωfuncionar toimima, töötama کار کردن toimia marcher, fonctionner לְהַפעִיל काम करना djelovati, raditi működik bekerja ganga, vera í gangi funzionare 操作する 작동하다 veikti, dirbti strādāt; darboties berjalan werkengå, fungere, virke obsługiwać działać د اوپيرا په تياتر كښى كار كونكى funcionar a func­ţiona, a merge деиствовать, работать fungovať, ísť delati raditi arbeta, vara i gång, fungera ปฏิบัติ çalışmak 運轉 діяти; працювати چلنا، کام کرنا điều khiển 运转

2. to do or perform a surgical operation. The surgeon operated on her for appendicitis. opereer يُجْري عَمَلِيَّةً جِراحِيَّه оперирам operar operovat operieren operere χειρουργώoperar, intervenir opereerima عمل جراحی کردن suorittaa leikkaus opérer לְנַתֵחַ चीर-फाड़ करना operirati operál membedah skera upp operare 手術する 수술하다 daryti operaciją, operuoti operēt menjalankan pembedahan opererenoperereoperować جراحى عمليات operar a opera оперировать operovať operirati operisati operera ผ่าตัด ameliyat etmek/yapmak 施行手術 оперувати جراحي کرنا phẫu thuật 施行手术

ˌopeˈration noun

1. an action or process, especially when planned. a rescue operation. operasie عَمَلِيَّه операция operação operace das Unternehmen operation; -operation επιχείρηση, διαδικασίαoperación operatsioon کار؛ عملکرد toimenpide opérationמבצע अभियान operacija művelet operasi aðgerð operazione 作業 작업 operacija operācija operasi actieoperasjon, virksomhet, prosessoperacja عمليات operação ope­ra­ţiune операция operácia akcija operacija operation, företag การดำเนินการ operasyon, harekât 操作，作業 операція کام، عمل sự hoạt động 操作，工作

2. the process of working. Our plan is now in operation. in werking عَمَل، تَنْفيذ العَمَل в действие operação chod, fungování der Betrieb i kraft; igang λειτουργία, εφαρμογή, ισχύςfuncionamiento toime, töö اجرا toiminnassa marche, fonctionnementביצוע संचालन u tijeku üzem(elés) pelaksanaan gangur, starfsemi funzione 実施 조작, 운전 veikimas, darbas, eksploatacija darba process; ekspluatācija sedang berjalan werkingdrift, virksomhetdziałanie سرته رسول operação funcţionare, desfăşurare деиствие; работа chod, fungovanie pogon rad verksamhet, funktion, i gång, i verket การดำเนินการ yürürlük, işleme 運轉 дія; робота جاري quá trình hoạt động 运转

3. the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease. an operation for appendicitis. operasie إجْراء عَمَلِيَّه جِراحِيَّه операция operação operace die Operation operation εγχείρισηoperación operatsioon عمل جراحی leikkaus opérationניתוח चीर-फाड़ operacija operáció operasi, pembedahan uppskurður operazione 手術 수술 operacija operācija pembedahan operatieoperasjonoperacja جراحى عمل operação operaţie операция operácia, operovanie operacija operacija operation, ingrepp การผ่าตัด ameliyat 手術 операція جراحي việc phẫu thuật 手术

4. (often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies. The general was in command of operations in the north. operasie, maneuver عَمَلِيّات حَرْبِيَّه военна операция operações operace der Einsatz operation; indsats στρατιωτική επιχείρηση operación operatsioon عملیات نظامی sotatoimi opération מִבצָעִים (सेनाओं, जहाजों आदि की) सामरिक गतिविधि operacija hadművelet operasi hernaðaraðgerð operazione 作戦 작전 operacija, kovos veiksmai operācija, karadarbība operasi operatiemanøver operacja wojskowa, działania wojenne نظامى عمليات operaçOes operaţiune боевые действия vojenská operácia, bojová činnosť operacija operacija operation[er] การสู้รบ çarpışma 軍事行動 операція فوجيوں کي سرگرمي tác chiến 军事行动

ˌopeˈrational adjective

in good working order. werkend, in werking, operasioneel صالِح للعَمَل، في حالة جَيِّدَه للعَمَل работещ operacional schopný provozu Einsatz... operationel σε καλή λειτουργική κατάσταση operativo töökorras قابل استفاده؛ کاربردی toiminnassa opérationnel, en état de marche תִפעוּלִי परिचालन, संक्रियात्मक operativan, u funkciji működőképes bekerja dengan baik tilbúinn til notkunar operativo 運転可能な 작동 가능한 gerai veikiantis, operacinis, operatyvinis, eksploatacijos darba kārtībā, gatavs ekspluatēšanai berjalan dgn baik operationeelvirksom, drifts-, operativsprawny د كار اخيستنى وړ operacional operaţional, în stare de funcţionare действующий, работающий schopný prevádzky, funkčný, pracovný delujoč operativan funktionsduglig ที่สามารถใช้งานได้ çalışır durumda 可使用的 справний اچھي حالت ميں hoạt động tốt 可使用的

ˈoperative (-rətiv) , ((American) -reitiv) adjective

in action, having effect. Many old laws are still operative. in gebruik, in werking فَعّال، نافِذ المَفْعول оперативен em vigor platný, účinný wirksam virksom; gældende που βρίσκεται σε ισχύ en vigor jõus, käibel موثر؛ کاربردی voimassa oleva en vigueurתקף क्रियात्मक učinkovit, na snazi érvényes berlaku virkur, í gildi in vigore 効力がある 작용하는, 영향을 미치는 galiojantis, veikiantis spēkā esošs berkuat kuasa van kracht virkningsfull, operativobowiązujący اغيزمنوموثر em vigor în vi­goare действующий, действенный platný veljaven na snazi i kraft, gällande พร้อมใช้งาน yürürlükte 起作用的 діючий; чинний رائج có hiệu lực 起作用的

ˈoperator noun

1. a person who works a machine. a lift operator. operateur, hanteerder مُشَغِّل الآلَه оператор operador obsluhující pracovník der/die Führer(in) operatør; -fører χειριστήςoperario töötaja, operaator کارور؛ به کار انداز käyttäjä opérateur/-trice מפעיל प्रचालक, चालक operater, tehničar kezelő operator vélamaður (operaio addetto a una macchina) 操作する人 조작자 operatorius, mašinistas operators, mašīnstrādnieks operator degeen die een machine bedient maskinist, operatøroperator كارګر operador mecanic оператор; диспетчер obsluhujúci pracovník operater operater operatör, maskinist ผู้ควบคุม (เครื่องจักร) operatör, makinist 操作者 механік چلانے والا người vận hành 操作者

2. a person who connects telephone calls. Ask the operator to connect you to that number. telefonis عامِل الهاتِف оператор telefonista telefonista, -ka der/die Telefonist(in) omstillingsdame τηλεφωνητής, χειριστής τηλεφωνικού κέντρου telefonista telefonist اپراتور puhelunvälittäjä téléphonisteמרכזן संचालक operater telefonos operator starfsmaður á skiptiborði centralinista, telefonista 電話交換手 전화 교환수 telefonistas telefonists operator telefonistsentralbordbetjenttelefonista اوپريتور telefonista ope­ra­toare, telefonistă связист; телефонист telefonista, -ka telefonist operater växeltelefonist ผู้รับโทรศัพท์ santral 電話接線員 оператор فون پر بات کرانے والا người trực tổng đài điện thoại 电话接线员

ˈoperating room noun

(sometimes theatre) the room in a hospital in which operations are performed. operasiekamer, teater غُرْفَة العَمَلِيّات الجِراحِيَّه операционна sala de cirurgia operační sál der OP operationsstue μέγαρο λυρικής σκηνής quirófano operatsioonisaal اتاق عمل leikkaussali salle d'opération, bloc opératoire חָדַר נִיתוּחִים आपरेशन का कमरा operacijska sala gedung opera skurðarstofa teatro dell'opera*, teatro lirico* 手術室 수술실 operacinë operteātris bilik bedah operatiekamer operasjonsstue د عمليات اطاق sală de ope­raţii операционная operacijska dvorana operaciona sala operationssal ห้องผ่าตัด ameliyathane 手術室 операційна جراحي کا کمرہ phòng mổ 手术室