operational
adjEtymology
From operation + -al.
- derived from operātiō
- derived from operacion
- inherited from operacioun
Definitions
Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.
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.
- Despite somewhat faded paintwork, 87017 Iron Duke is clearly very much operational, as confirmed here on September 4.
Effective or operative.
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Determined by means of practical measures.
The neighborhood
Derived
inoperational, intraoperational, nonoperational, non-operational, operational analysis, operational calculus, operational definition, operational encirclement, operational exhaustion, operational fatigue, operationalise, operationalism, operationalist, operationalistic, operationality, operationalize, operationally, operational research, operational service period, operational taxonomic unit, oplan, postoperational, preoperational, pre-operational, teleoperational
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at operational. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at operational. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at operational
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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