operational C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ UK /ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ See IPA manual Freq #9471 Meanings 1 adj Working and ready to be used. The new factory will be fully operational by next month. 2 adj Relating to the everyday running or operations of an organization. The merger created several operational difficulties at first. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · working and ready to be used. in operationoperatingusable Word family Derived forms inoperationalintraoperationalnon-operationalnonoperationaloperationaliseoperationalismoperationalistoperationalisticoperationalityoperationalizeoperationallyoplan Appears in Phrases (1) See all operational calculus a method that converts problems such as differential equations into algebraic form Adjective + noun Etymology From operation + -al. *h₃ep- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # operational **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ **Frequency rank:** 9471 ## Meanings 1. Working and ready to be used. 2. Relating to the everyday running or operations of an organization. ## Examples - The new factory will be fully operational by next month. - The merger created several operational difficulties at first. ## Derived Forms - inoperational - intraoperational - non-operational - nonoperational - operationalise - operationalism - operationalist - operationalistic - operationality - operationalize - operationally - oplan ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₃ep- ## Etymology From operation + -al. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown