Dictionary

operational en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɒp.əˈɹæɪ.ʃə.nəl/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˌɔ̟p.əˈɹæɪ.ʃə.nəl] (New-Zealand)
• /ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (London) audio
• /ˌɔp.əˈɹæɪ.ʃə.nəl/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio Berkshire
• /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˌɑ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos Proto-Italic *opos Latin opus Latin opera Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin operātusbf. Latin operor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin operātiōder. Old French operacionbor. Middle English operacioun English operation English -al English operational From operation + -al.

Meanings

1. Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.
   • Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today. 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
2. Functioning and ready for use.
   • Princess Leia, before your execution, you will join me at a ceremony that will make this battle station operational. No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now. 1977, George Lucas, Governor Tarkin, Star Wars:
   • Despite somewhat faded paintwork, 87017 Iron Duke is clearly very much operational, as confirmed here on September 4. 2022 December 14, “News in pictures: Class 87 soldiers on in Bulgaria”, in RAIL, number 972, page 26, photo caption:
3. Effective or operative.
4. Determined by means of practical measures.

Forms

Deriveds

operationalistic · operational fatigue · operational encirclement · operationally · operationalize · operational analysis · operationalist · operational research · operational definition · operational calculus · operationalism · operationality · non-operational · teleoperational · operational taxonomic unit · operationalise · operational service period · preoperational · postoperational · pre-operational · operational exhaustion · intraoperational · nonoperational · oplan · inoperational

Translations (56)

bg оперативен (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · el μάχιμος (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · de funktionsfähig (functioning and ready for use) · ca operatiu (functioning and ready for use) · es operacional (functioning and ready for use) · fi toimiva (effective or operative) · fi operatiivinen (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · ca operatiu (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · es operacional (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · ru де́йствующий (functioning and ready for use) · id operasional (functioning and ready for use) · fi toimintakuntoinen (functioning and ready for use) · el λειτουργικός (effective or operative) · el λειτουργικός (functioning and ready for use) · bg действащ (effective or operative) · es operatorio (functioning and ready for use) · hy գործառնական (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · la operābilis (functioning and ready for use) · es operatorio (effective or operative) · bg работещ (functioning and ready for use) · nb operasjonell (functioning and ready for use) · pt operacional (determined by means of practical measures) · it operazionale (determined by means of practical measures) · fi käytännöllinen (determined by means of practical measures) · pl aktywny (functioning and ready for use) · fi toimintakykyinen (functioning and ready for use) · nn operativ (functioning and ready for use) · hi क्रियाशील (functioning and ready for use) · ca operatiu (effective or operative) · de Einsatz- (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · nn operasjonell (effective or operative) · ro operațional (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · nn operasjonell (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · nb operasjonell (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · nb operativ (functioning and ready for use) · de Operations- (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · hu üzemképes (functioning and ready for use) · el ετοιμοπόλεμος (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · fr opérationnel (determined by means of practical measures) · de einsatzfähig (functioning and ready for use) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (effective or operative) · ru де́йствующий (effective or operative) · id operasional (effective or operative) · id operasional (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · ca operacional (determined by means of practical measures) · es operacional (determined by means of practical measures) · bg функциониращ (functioning and ready for use) · nb operasjonell (effective or operative) · nn operasjonell (functioning and ready for use) · fa عملیاتی (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · es operacional (effective or operative) · la operātiōnālis (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) · de betriebsbereit (functioning and ready for use) · fi toimiva (functioning and ready for use) · hi क्रियाशील (effective or operative) · ru операти́вный (of or relating to operations, especially military operations)