manual
Meanings
noun
- Synonym of handbook.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
- A keyboard on an organ.
adj
- Performed with the hands.
- Operated by means of the hands.
- Performed by a human rather than a machine.
noun
- A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
- A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- A vehicle with a manual transmission.
- A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
- Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
- Manual control or operation.
name
- A male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.
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Etymology
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).
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