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man·u·al

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–adjective

1.	done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.

2.	involving or using human effort, skill, power, energy, etc.; physical: manual labor.

3.	of or pertaining to the hand or hands: manual deformities.

4.	of the nature of a manual or handbook: manual instructions.

–noun

5.	a small book, esp. one giving information or instructions: a manual of mathematical tables.

6.	a nonelectric or nonelectronic typewriter; a typewriter whose keys and carriage may be powered solely by the typist's hands.

7.	Military. the prescribed drill in handling a rifle: the manual of arms.

8.	Music. a keyboard, esp. one of several belonging to a pipe organ.

9.	Automotive. manual transmission.

[Origin: 1375–1425; < L manuālis (adj.), manuāle (n.) (something) that can be held in the hand (manu(s) hand + -ālis, -āle -al¹, -al²); r. late ME manuel < MF < L, as above

]

—Related forms

man·u·al·ly, adverb

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man·u·al Audio Help (mān'yōō-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Of or relating to the hands: manual skill.
2. Done by, used by, or operated with the hands.
3. Employing human rather than mechanical energy: manual labor.
Of, relating to, or resembling a small reference book.

A small reference book, especially one giving instructions.
Music A keyboard, as of an organ or harpsichord, played with the hands.
A machine operated by hand.
Prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon, especially a rifle: the manual of arms.

[Middle English, from Old French manuel, from Latin manuālis, from manus, hand; see manus.]

man'u·al·ly adv.

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manually
adverb
by hand; "this car shifts manually"

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ˈmanually adverb

by hand
Example: You have to operate this sewing-machine manually — it is not electric.

Arabic:	يَدَوياً
Chinese (Simplified):	用手
Chinese (Traditional):	用手地
Czech:	ručně
Danish:	manuelt; med håndkraft
Dutch:	met de hand
Estonian:	käsitsi
Finnish:	käsin
French:	manuellement
German:	mit der Hand
Greek:	με το χέρι
Hungarian:	kézzel
Icelandic:	handvirkt, í höndunum
Indonesian:	dengan tangan
Italian:	manualmente

Japanese:	手で
Korean:	손으로, 수동으로
Latvian:	ar rokām
Lithuanian:	rankomis, rankiniu būdu
Norwegian:	med hånd(kraft), manuelt
Polish:	ręcznie
Portuguese (Brazil):	manualmente
Portuguese (Portugal):	manualmente
Romanian:	cu mâna, manual
Russian:	вручную
Slovak:	ručne
Slovenian:	ročno
Spanish:	manualmente
Swedish:	manuellt, för hand
Turkish:	elle