OPERATION — 9 letter word
operation
The word operation has 9 letters: O, P, E, R, A, T, I, O, N. It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the activity of operating something such as a machine or business".
9 letter word "operation": O P E R A T I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 13
Letter analysis of operation
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
5 vowels, 4 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of operation
noun
- the activity of operating something such as a machine or business "The smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride."
- a planned activity involving many people performing various actions "they organized a rescue operation"
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work "the operations in building a house" Synonyms: procedure
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments Synonyms: surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
- (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods Synonyms: mathematical process, mathematical operation
- activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" Synonyms: military operation
- a business especially one run on a large scale "a large-scale farming operation"
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity "an operation that affects mental contents" Synonyms: process
- (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction) "it can perform millions of operations per second"
- process or manner of functioning or operating "the power of its engine determines its operation" Synonyms: functioning, performance
- the state of being in effect or being operative "that rule is no longer in operation"
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