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misoperation

misoperation noun: incorrect operation.

Noun

misoperation (countable and uncountable, plural misoperations)

  1. Incorrect operation.
    • Errors of this type can be caused by a faulty instrument, the misoperation of an instrument, or by using an instrument in the environment for which it was not designed.1974, Royston Kenneth Penny, J. C. Gibbings, The Experimental Method, page 76
    • The effects of failure or misoperation of a mechanical system on its own division shall be considered when the Class 1E circuits or equipment are required to mitigate consequences of such failure or misoperation.1978, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Nuclear IEEE Standards, volume 2, page 9

Forms of misoperation

pluralmisoperations

Origin of misoperation

From mis- + operation.

Questions about misoperation

What does misoperation mean?
Misoperation means incorrect operation.
What part of speech is misoperation?
Misoperation is a noun.
What is the plural of misoperation?
The plural of misoperation is misoperations.

Words near misoperation in the dictionary

  1. misopens
  2. misoperate
  3. misoperated
  4. misoperates
  5. misoperating
  6. misoperation
  7. misoperations
  8. misophobia
  9. misophone
  10. misophones
  11. misophonia

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