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The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc.

A four-stroke cycle for internal-combustion engines consisting of the following operations: First stroke, suction into cylinder of explosive charge, as of gas and air; second stroke, compression, ignition, and explosion of this charge; third stroke (the working stroke), expansion of the gases; fourth stroke, expulsion…

The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; oöphorectomy.

extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy the operations on board.

A party formed in 1891, advocating in an increase of the currency, public ownership and operation of railroads, telegraphs, etc., an income tax, limitation in ownership of land, etc.

The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum.

The art or operation of carving figures or inscriptions on rock or stone.

uppermost part of the earth's crust, consisting of deposits produced by causes in obvious operation.

The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumor or anything that obstructs the passage.

Acting by the operation of both light and electricity; -- said of apparatus for producing pictures by electric light.

The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc.

ee the second Note under Food. -- Plastic force. (Physiol.) See under Force. -- Plastic operation, an operation in plastic surgery. -- Plastic surgery, that branch of surgery which is concerned with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or deformed parts of the body.

The operation of finding, by means of a mine dial, the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.

ated shelf, and used, when filled with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical operations. -- Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above.

The operation of dispersing worm casts over the walks with poles.

Of or pertaining to position. Ascribing unto plants positional operations. Sir T. Browne.

A place to stand upon; a locus standi; hence, a foundation or basis for operations.

The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct. "The true procedure of conscience." South.

A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature. Tell her the process of Antonio's end. Shak.

at is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain. There are the product Of those ill-mated marriages. Milton. These institutions are the produ…