inoperative in English

adjective

1

not working or taking effect.

the telescope is substantially inoperative due to an equipment failure

synonyms: defective, out of order, out of service, down, unserviceable, unusable, inoperable, bust/busted, out of action, shot, broken, faulty, on the blink, on the fritz, out of commission, acting up, kaput, void, null and void, invalid, ineffective, nonviable, canceled, revoked, terminated, worthless, valueless, unproductive, abortive

adjective

• defective, out of order, out of service, down, unserviceable, unusable, inoperable, bust/busted, out of action, shot, broken, faulty, on the blink, on the fritz, out of commission, acting up, kaput
• void, null and void, invalid, ineffective, nonviable, canceled, revoked, terminated, worthless, valueless, unproductive, abortive

Use "inoperative" in a sentence

1. All back-up systems inoperative.

2. Directional control also inoperative.

3. Navigational deflectors inoperative, Captain.

4. All planetary defense systems have just gone inoperative.

5. This is especially important when an aircraft's heating or cooling systems are inoperative.

6. Any limitation related to one-engine-inoperative operations must be taken into account.

7. Gloria patri subtranslucency unclarifying Attractableness proseculyting overexpansion iridectomized inoperative pulverization le chatelier's principle solemnization …

8. Synonyms for in Abeyance include suspended, pending, inoperative, withdrawn, withheld, on ice, in limbo, in remission, out of action and unresolved

9. Those consequences are that, although Community law is not rendered inoperative, its effect is held in abeyance and confidence in its validity is adversely affected.

10. (2) Subject to subsection (3), if a signal is corrupt or incomplete, the software based measurement system shall become inoperative.

11. The abandonment provisions of the NTA, 1987 are not subject to the lease and are not rendered ineffective or inoperative by it.

12. In an inoperative position, a first controlled valve (20) interconnects the two chambers (12, 14) and separates them from an ambient air inlet (38).

13. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Beagle 2 is an inoperative British Mars lander that was transported by the European Space Agency 's 2003 Mars Express mission

14. This yawing moment can be aerodynamic (sideslip angle, rudder, adverse yaw from the ailerons), thrust related (p-factor, one engine inoperative on a multi-engine non-centreline thrust aircraft), or from any number of possible sources of yaw.

15. Chapter 19 Junk, Salvage, Nonrepairable 19.005 Abated Vehicles (CVC §§22660, 22661, and 22662) A city or county may adopt a local ordinance to establish procedures for the abatement and removal of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles from private or public property