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operation

/ɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/ɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
ɒpəˈreɪʃən
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

ɒpə - ˈreɪʃən -> operation

Myanmar meaning

(n) ပြုလုပ်ပုံ။ စစ်ဆင်ရေး။ ခွဲစိတ်ကုသခြင်း။

Full entry

operation /ɒpǝ'reÇʃn / n

၁။ (also infml op ) [C] ~ (on sb/ sth) (for sth); ~ (to do sth) (medical ) ခွဲစိတ်ကုသခြင်း။ have/ undergo an operation for appendicitis ❍ perform an operation to amputate his leg ❍ a liver transplant operation.
၂။ [C] စီးပွားရေးလုပ်ငန်း။ ကုမ္ပဏီ။ a huge multinational electronics operation.
၃။ [C usu pl ] လုပ်ငန်း။ a company involved in building/ banking operations ❍ operations research (ie the study of business operations in order to improve their efficiency).
၄။ [C] စစ်ဆင်ရေးကဲ့သို့သော လုပ်ငန်း။ mount a rescue/ security operation ❍ a massive police operation covering the entire country.
၅။ (က) [C] လုပ်ငန်း။ The computer performs the whole operation in less than 3 seconds.
(ခ) [U] လည်ပတ်မှု။ supervise the machine's operation.
၆။ [C often pl ] စစ်ဆင်ရေး။ the operations room (ie from which they are controlled) ❍ the officer in charge of operations ❍ take part in Operation Bumble- bee.
❏ be in operation; bring sth/ come into operation [IDM ] အကျိုးသက်ရောက်သည်။ အသက်ဝင်သည်။ အကောင်အထည် ဖော်သည်။ When does the plan come into operation? ❍ Is this rule in operation yet?
❏ operational /-ʃǝnl / adj (fml )
၁။ လုပ်ငန်းလည်ပတ်မှု ဆိုင်ရာ။ early operational problems ❍ operational costs.
၂။ သုံးနိုင်သော။ လုပ်ငန်းလည်ပတ်လျက်ရှိ [သော]။ The inter-city line to Leeds is now fully operational again. operationally adv

More examples
  • This was the biggest military operation for 20 years.
  • Undercover operations led to the arrest of the gang.
  • [rescue/relief/cleanup operation] : The cleanup operation will take weeks.
  • Connecting the water supply is a very simple operation.
  • The computer performs this operation many times every day.
  • A stomach/heart operation
  • [operation on] : She may need an operation on her knee.
  • [have/undergo an operation] : The baby had to have an operation, but he’s fine now.
  • [do/perform/carry out an operation] : A very experienced heart surgeon will perform the operation.
  • The company has recently expanded its UK operation.
  • The group is selling its overseas operations.
  • We are visiting schools to explain the operation of the new exam system.
  • Something was interfering with the radar equipment’s operation.
  • Science investigates the operation of general laws.
  • Operation of this equipment requires special training.
Synonyms
process, action, act, procedure, maneuver, function, activity, affair, agency, application, attack, ballgame, biopsy, bit, business, business concern, campaign, carrying on, company, control, controlling, conveyance, course, deal, deed, doing, effect, effort, employment, engagement, enterprise, excision, exercise, exercising, exertion, exploitation, force, handiwork, happening, influence, instrumentality, job, labor, management, maneuvering, manipulation, motion, movement, outfit, performance, play, proceeding, progress, progression, raid, scene, service, setup, strategy, surgery, surgical procedure, surgical treatment, tactic, task, transaction, transference, trip, undertaking, use, venture, work, working, workmanship
Antonyms
cessation, idleness, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, inutility, laziness, passivity, repose, rest, stoppage, uselessness
Cross references
processactionactproceduremaneuverfunctionactivityaffairagencyapplicationattackballgamebiopsybitbusinessbusiness concerncampaigncarrying oncompanycontrolcontrollingconveyancecoursedealdeeddoingeffecteffort
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