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English adjective: operating

1. operating involved in a kind of operation


SamplesThe operating conditions of the oxidation pond.

2. operating being in effect or operation


SamplesDe 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.


Synonymsin operation, operational


Similaroperative


Antonymsinoperative









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