operability
noun[U]
uk/ˌɒp.ər.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌɑː.pɚ.ə.ˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/operabilitynoun[U](ABILITY TO WORK)
thefactof beingableto be used or to do something:
Chipsmanufacturedbefore 2000 werereachingthelimitof operability.
Normalwearandtearincludescosmeticdamagewhich does notimpairthe operability of theitem.
- Asoftwareprogramperformsseveralautomatedstepstoverifythe operability ofvariouscomponents.
- Repeatdroughtperiodsinrecentyearshavecausedthelakeleveltoseverelydecrease, whichthreatensthe operability of thecurrentwaterintakes.
- TheArmywill not beabletoundertakemissionsat adistancefrom thehomebase, because it will not have theaircoveressentialtoitsoperability.
Machines - Functioning
- action
- actuator
- asthmatically
- commission
- deactivation
- firesomeoneup
- function assomething/someone
- functional
- functionality
- functioning
- in commissionidiom
- operate
- operational
- order
- power
- self-driving
- start
- start (something) up
- tick over
- torpor
operabilitynoun[U](MEDICAL)
thefactof beingableto beoperatedon:
Thelesionwasableto beidentifiedand anassessmentof operability made.
Sincesurgeryoffersthe onlyreasonablechanceof acure, many researchers haveexploredwaystoincreaseoperability.
- Theyinvestigateddiagnosticdifficultiesinrarecongenitalanomaliesof theheart,especiallywithregardto theevaluationoftheiroperability.
- Inpatientswholosttheirchanceof operability,chemotherapyorradiotherapyalonecannotprovidedesiredoutcomes.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantable
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion