operating
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: op‧er‧at‧ing
Adjective
[edit]operating (not comparable)
- In operation; that operates.
- Don't touch the operating machinery.
- Involved in an operation.
- The team arbitrarily chose that one operating frame of reference which we all use today.
Verb
[edit]operating
- present participle and gerund of operate
Related terms
[edit]- chief operating officer
- freight operating company
- net operating income
- net operating loss
- non-operating, nonoperating
- operating concept
- operating cost
- operating cycle
- operating depth
- operating expense
- operating income
- operating loss
- operating room
- operating-room
- operating room table
- operating system
- operating table
- operating theatre
- operating time
- self-operating
- train operating company