inoperation
inoperation noun: agency; influence; production of effects.
Noun (1)
inoperation (uncountable)
Noun (2)
inoperation (uncountable)
- Lack of operation or functioning; inactivity.
- In the British Medical Journal of June 2nd we discussed briefly the question of universal compulsory notification, and instanced as an argument in favour of widening the scope of the general Act that its inoperation in certain districts was not to the advantage of those neighbouring localities in...1894 June 9, “Public Health and Poor-Law Medical Services: Barnstaple and Compulsory Notification”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, →DOI, page 1284
- Preventive maintenance will normally be undertaken while the facility is out of operation. To some extent all this work can be planned to take place at a time when the disruption caused by the inoperation of the facility is minimized, but of course breakdown maintenance can occur at any time and...2002, Ray Wild, “Maintenance and replacement” (chapter 21), in Essentials of Operations Management, 5th edition, London: Thomson Learning, published 2003, →ISBN, page 414
Origin of inoperation
From Latin inoperari (“to effect”), from in- (“in”) + operari (“to operate”).
From in- + operation.
Questions about inoperation
- What does inoperation mean?
- Inoperation means agency; influence; production of effects.
- What part of speech is inoperation?
- Inoperation is a noun.
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