What does manual mean?
Definitions for manual
ˈmæn yu əlman·u·al
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word manual.
Princeton's WordNet
manual(noun)
a small handbook
manual of arms, manual(adj)
(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
manual(adj)
of or relating to the hands
"manual dexterity"
manual(adj)
requiring human effort
"a manual transmission"
manual(a)(adj)
doing or requiring physical work
"manual labor"; "manual laborer"
GCIDE
Manual(a.)
Done or made by the hand. In some contexts, contrasted with automatic or mechanical.
Etymology: [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. Emancipate, Legerdemain, Maintain, Manage, Manner, Manure, Mound a hill.]
Wiktionary
Manual(ProperNoun)
a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erratic.
Etymology: From manuel, manuel, from manualis, from manus.
Webster Dictionary
Manual(adj)
of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual
Etymology: [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. Emancipate, Legerdemain, Maintain, Manage, Manner, Manure, Mound a hill.]
Manual(adj)
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
Etymology: [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. Emancipate, Legerdemain, Maintain, Manage, Manner, Manure, Mound a hill.]
Manual(adj)
a keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys
Etymology: [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. Emancipate, Legerdemain, Maintain, Manage, Manner, Manure, Mound a hill.]
Manual(adj)
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.)
Etymology: [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. Emancipate, Legerdemain, Maintain, Manage, Manner, Manure, Mound a hill.]
Freebase
Manual
A manual is a musical keyboard designed to be played with the hands, on an instrument such as a pipe organ, harpsichord, clavichord, electronic organ, or synthesizer. The term "manual" is used with regard to any hand keyboard on these instruments to distinguish it from the pedalboard, which is a keyboard that the organist plays with his or her feet. It is proper to use "manual" rather than "keyboard," then, when referring to the hand keyboards on any instrument that has a pedalboard.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Manual
man′ū-al, adj. pertaining to the hand: done, made, or used by the hand.—n. drill in the use of weapons, &c.: a handbook: a handy compendium of a large subject or treatise: the key-board of an organ, &c.: an old office-book like the modern R.C. ritual.—adv. Man′ually.—Manual alphabet, the letters made by the deaf and dumb with the hand in conversation; Manual exercise, the exercise by which soldiers are made to handle their arms. [L. manualis—manus, the hand.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
manual
Book of reference; as, ordnance manual, etc.
manual
A prescribed exercise by means of which soldiers are taught to handle and use their weapons. The manual of arms is the exercise with the musket; the manual of the piece, the exercise with the field-gun. There are also manuals for the sabre, pistol, etc.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'manual' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4118
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'manual' in Nouns Frequency: #2333
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'manual' in Adjectives Frequency: #884
Anagrams for manual »
alumna
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of manual in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of manual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of manual in a Sentence
What they're doing is trying to taper down super high levels of nicotine, unfortunately, manufacturers don't have a manual on how to quit their devices.
When I asked him,' Hey, what here is classified, what classification manual did you use ?' he said,' I didn't use a classification manual.' I said,' Well, honestly ? Like you could have gotten that information from Wikipedia that I put in there. How is this classified ?' And he -- he backed down. He said,' Look, it's not classified, it's just sensitive information.' And I left it at that. And the next thing I know I was being charged with it for a security violation.
What was unique about this study is that we packaged known techniques into a manual that we then pilot tested for feasibility, and it was well-received by parents.
I love it when I can share my love of photography with someone else, and then see them go from not being able to turn a camera on to shooting in manual mode in a couple of hours.
I was accused of a security violation along with several other people, when I asked him,' Hey, what here is classified, what classification manual did you use ?' he said,' I didn't use a classification manual.' I said,' Well, honestly ? Like you could have gotten that information from Wikipedia that I put in there. How is this classified ?' And he -- he backed down. He said,' Look, it's not classified, it's just sensitive information.' And I left it at that. And the next thing I know I was being charged with it for a security violation.
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- يدوي, كتيب, كتيب التشغيلArabic
- ручны́, даве́днікBelarusian
- ръченBulgarian
- manuál, manuální, příručka, ručníCzech
- cyfarwyddiadurWelsh
- manualDanish
- Schaltgetriebe, Handbuch, Manual, manuellGerman
- εγχειρίδιο, πληκτρολόγιο, χειροκίνητοςGreek
- manualSpanish
- käsiraamatEstonian
- manuaalinen, manuaali, koskettimisto, käsivarainen, sormio, käsikäyttöinen, käsikirja, ohjekirjaFinnish
- manuelle, manuelFrench
- méarchlárIrish
- manualGalician
- kézi, kézikönyv, kalauz, billentyűzetHungarian
- manuale, guida, libretto delle istruzioniItalian
- 手引き, 説明書, マニュアル, 手動Japanese
- 안내서Korean
- мануал, рачен менувач, клавијатура, прирачник, рачен, упатствоMacedonian
- handmatig, handleiding, handboek, manueel, met de handDutch
- podręcznik, ręcznyPolish
- manualPortuguese
- manual, cutie de vitezeRomanian
- руководство, ручной, клавиатура, инструкцияRussian
- príručnīk, rȕčnīSerbo-Croatian
- ručný, manuálnySlovak
- elementarbok, växelspak, manual, manuell, handbok, klaviatur, bruksanvisningSwedish
- інструкціяUkrainian
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