MANUAL
manual
(adjective) requiring human effort; “a manual transmission”
manual
(adjective) doing or requiring physical work; “manual labor”; “manual laborer”
manual
(adjective) of or relating to the hands; “manual dexterity”
manual
(noun) a small handbook
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
manual (plural manuals)
A handbook.
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
(military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
(Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
(music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
(by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
(medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
Synonyms
• enchiridion
• handbook
Etymology 2
Adjective
manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual)
Performed with the hands (of an activity).
Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).
(technology) Performed by a human rather than a machine.
Synonyms
• handly
Antonyms
• automatic
Coordinate terms
• aural, relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
• oral, relating to the mouth
• pedal, relating to the foot
Etymology 3
Noun
manual (plural manuals)
(automotive) Abbreviation of manual transmission.
Synonyms
• stick shift / stick
• standard transmission / standard
Anagrams
• alumna
Proper noun
Manual
A male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.
Anagrams
• alumna
Source: Wiktionary
Man"u*al, a. Etym: [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mĂĽndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. Emancipate, Legerdemain, Maintain, Manage, Manner, Manur, Mound a hill.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual. "Manual and ocular examination." Tatham. Manual alphabet. See Dactylology.
– Manual exercise (Mil.) the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms.
– Seal manual, the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a ring.
– Sign manual. See under Sign.
Man"u*al, n. Etym: [Cf. F. manuel, LL. manuale. See Manual, a.]
1. A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church. This manual of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws. Sir M. Hale.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
3. (Mil.)
Definition: A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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