operation

Definitions

1. 1.The method of working; mode of action.
2. 2.That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
3. 3.Effect produced; influence. [Obs.] The bards . . . had great operation on the vulgar. Fuller.
4. 4.(Math.) Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
5. 5.(Surg.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc. Calculus of operations. See under Calculus.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is operation.

• What is that which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations called?
• What is effect produced; influence. [Obs.] The bards . . . had great operation on the vulgar. Fuller called?
• What is something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols called?