"operational" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɔpɜˈɹeɪʃənəl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-operational.wav Forms: more operational [comparative], most operational [superlative]
Etymology: From operation + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ep-}}, {{suffix|en|operation|al}} operation + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} operational (comparative more operational, superlative most operational)
  1. Of or relating to operations, especially military operations. Translations (of or relating to operations, especially military operations): գործառնական (gorcaṙnakan) (Armenian), оперативен (operativen) (Bulgarian), operatiu (Catalan), operatiivinen (Finnish), Einsatz- (German), Operations- (German), ετοιμοπόλεμος (etoimopólemos) [masculine] (Greek), μάχιμος (máchimos) [masculine] (Greek), operasional (Indonesian), operasjonell (Norwegian Bokmål), operasjonell (Norwegian Nynorsk), عملیاتی ('amaliyâti) (Persian), operațional [neuter] (Romanian), операти́вный (operatívnyj) (Russian)
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  2. Functioning and ready for use. Translations (functioning and ready for use): работещ (rabotešt) (Bulgarian), функциониращ (funkcionirašt) (Bulgarian), operatiu (Catalan), toimiva (Finnish), toimintakuntoinen (Finnish), toimintakykyinen (Finnish), betriebsbereit (German), funktionsfähig (German), einsatzfähig (German), λειτουργικός (leitourgikós) [masculine] (Greek), üzemképes (Hungarian), operasional (Indonesian), operasjonell (Norwegian Bokmål), operativ (Norwegian Bokmål), operasjonell (Norwegian Nynorsk), operativ (Norwegian Nynorsk), aktywny (Polish), де́йствующий (déjstvujuščij) (Russian), operativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-operational-en-adj-OYaaszeW Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 18 35 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 19 31 16 Disambiguation of 'functioning and ready for use': 2 96 1 1
  3. Effective or operative. Translations (effective or operative): действащ (dejstvašt) (Bulgarian), operatiu (Catalan), toimiva (Finnish), 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (waurstweigs) (Gothic), λειτουργικός (leitourgikós) [masculine] (Greek), operasional (Indonesian), operasjonell (Norwegian Bokmål), operasjonell (Norwegian Nynorsk), де́йствующий (déjstvujuščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-operational-en-adj-2kjIiLim Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 18 35 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 19 31 16 Disambiguation of 'effective or operative': 2 1 96 1
  4. Determined by means of practical measures. Translations (determined by means of practical measures): käytännöllinen (Finnish), opérationnel (French), operazionale (Italian), operacional (Portuguese), operacional (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-operational-en-adj-QKR6Agos Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 18 35 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 19 31 16 Disambiguation of 'determined by means of practical measures': 0 1 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "word": "operational analysis"
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      "word": "operational definition"
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          "ref": "2022 December 14, “News in pictures: Class 87 soldiers on in Bulgaria”, in RAIL, number 972, page 26, photo caption:",
          "text": "Despite somewhat faded paintwork, 87017 Iron Duke is clearly very much operational, as confirmed here on September 4.",
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          "operative"
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        "Determined by means of practical measures."
      ]
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      "sense": "of or relating to operations, especially military operations",
      "word": "գործառնական"
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      "roman": "operativen",
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      "word": "оперативен"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or relating to operations, especially military operations",
      "word": "operatiu"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "of or relating to operations, especially military operations",
      "word": "operatiivinen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "of or relating to operations, especially military operations",
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "of or relating to operations, especially military operations",
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    {
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      "sense": "of or relating to operations, especially military operations",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ετοιμοπόλεμος"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "toimintakykyinen"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "betriebsbereit"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "einsatzfähig"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "operasional"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "operasjonell"
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "operativ"
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      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "operativ"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "aktywny"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "déjstvujuščij",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "де́йствующий"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "functioning and ready for use",
      "word": "operativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dejstvašt",
      "sense": "effective or operative",
      "word": "действащ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "effective or operative",
      "word": "operatiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "effective or operative",
      "word": "toimiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "waurstweigs",
      "sense": "effective or operative",
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "effective or operative",
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      "sense": "effective or operative",
      "word": "operasional"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "effective or operative",
      "word": "operasjonell"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "effective or operative",
      "word": "operasjonell"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "effective or operative",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
      "word": "käytännöllinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
      "word": "opérationnel"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
      "word": "operazionale"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
      "word": "operacional"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
      "word": "operacional"
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}

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