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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.
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of or pertaining to the hand or hands: manual deformities.
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of the nature of a manual or handbook: manual instructions.
noun
5.
a small book, especially 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.
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Military. the prescribed drill in handling a rifle: the manual of arms.
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Music. a keyboard, especially one of several belonging to a pipe organ.
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Automotive. manual transmission.
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Origin:
1375–1425; < Latin manuālis (adj.), manuāle (noun) (something) that can be held in the hand (manu(s) hand + -ālis, -āle -al1, -al2); replacing late Middle English manuel < Middle French < Latin, as above
1375–1425; < Latin manuālis (adj.), manuāle (noun) (something) that can be held in the hand (manu(s) hand + -ālis, -āle -al1, -al2); replacing late Middle English manuel < Middle French < Latin, as above
Related forms
man·u·al·ly, adverb
non·man·u·al, adjective
non·man·u·al·ly, adverb
un·man·u·al, adjective
un·man·u·al·ly, adverb
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- One section of the manual covered the ejection system.
- This would be the whole publication manual, not the smaller electronic style guide.
- With most automatic-exposure systems, the user is afforded some degree of manual override.
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manual
c.1400, from L. manualis "of or belonging to the hand," from manus "hand, strength, power over, armed force, handwriting," from PIE *men- "hand, to take in one's hand" (cf. O.E. mund "hand, protection, guardian," Ger. Vormund "guardian," Gk. mane "hand"). Related: Manually.
EXPANDmanual
early 15c., "service book used by a priest," from O.Fr. manuel, from L.L. manuale "case or cover of a book, handbook," neut. of L. manualis (see manual (adj.)). Meaning "a concise handbook" of any sort is from 1530s.
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