operating

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: op‧er‧at‧ing

Adjective

operating (not comparable)

1. In operation; that operates.

   Antonyms: non-operating, nonoperating

   Don't touch the operating machinery.

2. Involved in an operation.

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

Derived terms

• chief operating officer
• non-operating, nonoperating
• operating concept
• preoperating
• unoperating

Verb

operating

1. present participle and gerund of operate

Noun

operating (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).

   Sure, academic medicine is fascinating — but operating is the reason I became a surgeon.

   Operating on conscious patients involves some additional considerations.

Derived terms

• operating cost
• operating depth
• operating expenditure
• operating expense
• operating income
• operating leverage
• operating loss
• operating room, operating-room
• operating system
• operating table
• operating theatre
• operating time
• self-operating
• standard operating procedure

Related terms

• chief operating officer
• freight operating company
• net operating income
• net operating loss
• operating cycle
• operating room table
• OR
• train operating company

Anagrams

• orange tip, orangetip, pignorate