Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)In operation; that operates.

    Don't touch the operating machinery.

  2. (not comparable)Involved in an operation.

    The team arbitrarily chose that one operating frame of reference which we all use today.

    involved in a kind of operation

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
In operation:nonoperatingnon-operating

Word family

4 related words
Derivednonoperatingoperating conceptpreoperatingunoperating

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
opennessoperaA1operateA2operaticoperationB1operationaloperative

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