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Definitions for Manual

[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 relating to the hand or hands: manual deformities.
[4] of the nature of a manual or handbook: manual instructions.
[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.
[7] Military . the prescribed drill in handling a rifle: the manual of arms.
[8] Music . a keyboard, especially one of several belonging to a pipe organ.
[9] Automotive . manual transmission.
[10] of or relating to a hand or hands
[11] operated or done by hand manual controls
[12] physical, as opposed to mental or mechanical manual labour
[13] by human labour rather than automatic or computer-aided means
[14] of, relating to, or resembling a manual
[15] a book, esp of instructions or information a car manual
[16] music one of the keyboards played by hand on an organ
[17] military the prescribed drill with small arms

Words related to Manual

text, textbook, handbook, guidebook, guide, workbook, cookbook, human, standard, primer, compendium, bible, schoolbook, enchiridion, physical

Words nearby Manual

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Origin of Manual

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

Other words from Manual

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

Word origin for Manual

C15: via Old French from Latin manuālis, from manus hand

Synonyms for Manual

human, standard, hand-operated, not automatic, physical