operational
AdjectiveUS[op-er-ey-shuh-nuhl]/ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃənəl/5 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (4)
- pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result“operational difficulties”“they assumed their operational positions”Relating to operation
- fit or ready for use or service“the toaster was still functional even after being dropped”“the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable”“an operational aircraft”Synonyms: functionalusableuseableoperableOpposite unserviceableSimilar serviceable
- (military) of or intended for or involved in military operationsOpposite inactiveSimilar active, effective
- being in effect or operation“de facto apartheid is still operational even in the ‘new’ African nations — Leslie Marmon Silko”“bus service is in operation during the emergency”“the company had several operating divisions”Synonyms: in operationoperatingOpposite inoperativeSimilar operative
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Translations
Adjective functioning and ready for use
- Spanish
- operacional
- French
- opérationnel
- German
- betriebsbereit
- Italian
- operativo
- Portuguese
- operacional
- Turkish
- kullanıma hazır
- Polish
- aktywny
- Swedish
- operativ
- Greek
- λειτουργικός leitourgikós
- Indonesian
- operasional
4 more languages
- Hungarian
- működési
- Portuguese (PT)
- operacional
- Finnish
- toimiva
- Norwegian
- operasjonell
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
operational adjective
1. of or pertaining to operations; as, operational procedure.
2. Fit or ready for service; available and in working condition; as, an operational aircraft. Opposite of out-of-service. Syn. — functional, usable, useable, in order(predicate), in working order(predicate), operable.
3. Military of or intended for or involved in military operations. Opposite of nonoperational.
4. In force; not expired or annulled; — of rules or laws.
de facto apartheid still operational even in the `new' African nations— Leslie Marmon Silko
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5