Word: operation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: op
er
a
tion
Definition: A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands); a function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.
Morphemes:
Affix: operate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: operātus
Language: la
Decoded: operatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: worked, laboured, toiled
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.