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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions" fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
operational \operational\ adj. of or pertaining to operations; as, operational procedure. 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), ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES operating/operational efficiency (= the efficiency with which a machine or system works ) ▪ The computer can process this information quickly, without any loss of operating efficiency. operational research COLLOCATIONS ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1922, "pertaining to operation," from operation + -al (1). Meaning "in a state of functionality" is from 1944.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.
Usage examples of operational.
Similarly, the Iraqis have always had abysmal maintenance practices, and an operational readiness rate of 65 percent is the norm in many combat units.
A bitter smile cracked open her lip: she would trade the professional opportunity of a lifetime for an operational SLIC and the sight of Danner and a squad of Mirrors humming over the snow on their sleds.
Half of his crew were draftees on their first operational cruise, and even the more experienced men knew little enough.
The final adjustment of the etalon resisted Fisher, the interference fringes drifting from their operational points before he could lock down the system.
Admiral Hipper, still operational despite its damaged hull, fished up the 40 survivors of the Glow-worm.
It was dark outside as Hsiao completed work on the last set of operational orders.
Like most Inheritors, Nasst refused to accept that operational duties attendant to even the most complex of transdimensional jaunts left ample room for stray thought.
Surely the Ironwood Ranch rumor mill was fully operational, particularly among the counselors.
Rocco Nobile, has got his hand in the numbers on an operational level, which is brazen.
It was well understood by everyone that the agreed occupational zones must not hamper the operational movements of the armies.
His preoccupation became North and Poindexter, the operational officers.
Deep-space freighters hauled helium-3 from Jupiter to feed the fusion tokamaks on Earth, and although Queen Macedonia had placed Titan off-limits because of the Plague, the Iapetus colony was still operational.
In this conception, the NCTC should plan actions, assigning responsibilities for operational direction and execution to other agencies.
Standard Operational Procedure, but the tricky Maser amplification was the first ever.
First he showed us his transmitter circuit: a small board loaded with resistors, capacitors, operational amplifiers, and analog multiplier chips.