English adjective: operating | |||
1. | operating involved in a kind of operation | ||
Samples | The operating conditions of the oxidation pond. | ||
2. | operating being in effect or operation | ||
Samples | De facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations. Bus service is in operation during the emergency. The company had several operating divisions. | ||
Synonyms | in operation, operational | ||
Similar | operative | ||
Antonyms | inoperative | ||