Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
operating en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In operation; that operates.
Don't touch the operating machinery.
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(not-comparable) Involved in an operation.
The team arbitrarily chose that one operating frame of reference which we all use today.
Antonyms
nonoperating · non-operating
Deriveds
chief operating officer · unoperating · preoperating · non-operating · operating concept · nonoperating
operating en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(uncountable) Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).
Operating on conscious patients involves some additional considerations.
Sure, academic medicine is fascinating — but operating is the reason I became a surgeon.
Deriveds
operating room · operating expense · operating system · operating income · operating expenditure · operating-room · self-operating · operating cost · operating theatre · operating loss · operating table · operating leverage · operating depth · standard operating procedure · operating time
Relateds
freight operating company · train operating company · operating cycle · net operating income · net operating loss · OR · operating room table · chief operating officer
Synonyms
operation
operating en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of operate