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manual

Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/

The English word “manual” has 16 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Synonym of handbook.
  2. A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
  3. A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
  4. An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
  5. A keyboard on an organ.
  6. A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
  7. A vehicle with a manual transmission.
  8. A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
  9. A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
  10. Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
  11. A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
  12. 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.
  13. Manual control or operation.

adjective

  1. Performed with the hands.
  2. Operated by means of the hands.
  3. Performed by a human rather than a machine.

Etymology

From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).

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