Operational — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result

fit or ready for use or service

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɒpəɹˈeɪʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɒpəɹˈeɪʃənəl/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl/.

Examples

operational difficulties
they assumed their operational positions
the toaster was still functional even after being dropped

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

in operation operating useable functional operable usable

Antonyms

nonoperational

Parts of Speech

adjective	pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result “operational difficulties”
adjective	fit or ready for use or service “the toaster was still functional even after being dropped”
adjective	(military) of or intended for or involved in military operations
adjective	being in effect or operation; - Leslie Marmon Silko “de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations”

Word Forms

functionality	noun	capable of serving a purpose well
usableness	noun	the quality of being able to provide good service
use	verb	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
useableness	noun	the quality of being able to provide good service

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

betriebsbereit

bezieht sich auf einen Prozess oder eine Reihe von Aktionen zur Erzielung eines Ergebnisses

🇫🇷French

opérationnel

relatif à un processus ou à une série d'actions pour atteindre un résultat

🇪🇸Spanish

operacional

Perteneciente a un proceso o serie de acciones para lograr un resultado.

🇮🇹Italian

operativo

relativo ad un processo o ad una serie di azioni per raggiungere un risultato

🇳🇱Dutch

operationeel

betrekking hebbend op een proces of een reeks acties om een resultaat te bereiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

operacional

relativo a um processo ou série de ações para alcançar um resultado

🇷🇺Russian

оперативный

относящийся к процессу или серии действий для достижения результата

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आपरेशनल

किसी परिणाम को प्राप्त करने के लिए किसी प्रक्रिया या क्रियाओं की श्रृंखला से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্মক্ষম

একটি ফলাফল অর্জনের জন্য একটি প্রক্রিয়া বা কর্মের সিরিজ সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

செயல்பாட்டு

ஒரு முடிவை அடைவதற்கான ஒரு செயல்முறை அல்லது தொடர் செயல்கள் தொடர்பானது

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్యాచరణ

ఫలితాన్ని సాధించడానికి ఒక ప్రక్రియ లేదా చర్యల శ్రేణికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

कार्यरत

परिणाम साध्य करण्यासाठी प्रक्रिया किंवा क्रियांच्या मालिकेशी संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓપરેશનલ

પરિણામ હાંસલ કરવા માટેની પ્રક્રિયા અથવા ક્રિયાઓની શ્રેણીથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆ

ಫಲಿತಾಂಶವನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳ ಸರಣಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവർത്തനക്ഷമമായ

ഒരു ഫലം നേടുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു പ്രക്രിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവർത്തന പരമ്പരയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰਜਸ਼ੀਲ

ਇੱਕ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈਆਂ ਦੀ ਲੜੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

آپریشنل

نتیجہ حاصل کرنے کے لئے عمل یا عمل کی سیریز سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

操作

与实现结果的过程或一系列行动有关

🇯🇵Japanese

運用可能

結果を達成するためのプロセスまたは一連の行動に関すること

🇰🇷Korean

운영상의

결과를 달성하기 위한 프로세스 또는 일련의 작업과 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoạt động

liên quan đến một quá trình hoặc một loạt các hành động để đạt được một kết quả

🇹🇭Thai

การดำเนินงาน

เกี่ยวข้องกับกระบวนการหรือชุดของการกระทำเพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

operasional

berkaitan dengan suatu proses atau serangkaian tindakan untuk mencapai suatu hasil

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatakbo

nauukol sa isang proseso o serye ng mga aksyon para sa pagkamit ng isang resulta

🇲🇾Malay

beroperasi

berkaitan dengan proses atau siri tindakan untuk mencapai hasil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التشغيلية

تتعلق بعملية أو سلسلة من الإجراءات لتحقيق نتيجة

🇮🇷Persian

عملیاتی

مربوط به فرآیند یا مجموعه ای از اقدامات برای دستیابی به یک نتیجه

🇹🇷Turkish

operasyonel

bir sonuca ulaşmak için bir süreç veya bir dizi eylemle ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִבצָעִי

הנוגע לתהליך או סדרה של פעולות להשגת תוצאה

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The primary meaning of 'operational' is 'pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result'.

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In which domain is the word 'operational' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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