Definitions for manual
ˈmæn yu əlman·u·al

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. manual(noun)

   a small handbook

2. manual of arms, manual(adj)

   (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle

3. manual(adj)

   of or relating to the hands

   "manual dexterity"

4. manual(adj)

   requiring human effort

   "a manual transmission"

5. manual(a)(adj)

   doing or requiring physical work

   "manual labor"; "manual laborer"

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1. 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.]

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1. Manual(ProperNoun)

   a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erratic.

   Etymology: From manuel, manuel, from manualis, from manus.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

3. 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.]

4. 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.]

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. manual

   Book of reference; as, ordnance manual, etc.

2. 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

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'manual' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4118

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'manual' in Nouns Frequency: #2333

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'manual' in Adjectives Frequency: #884

Anagrams for manual »

1. alumna

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of manual in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of manual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of manual in a Sentence

1. Plato, _Phaedrus_:

   ...Then anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly simple-minded...

2. Donald Walker:

   A bigger issue is how fast do you have intelligent robotics replace manual labor everywhere in the world.

3. James Scott:

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4. Steve Holen:

   The bones and several teeth show clear signs of having been deliberately broken by humans with manual dexterity and experiential knowledge.

5. Heather Titus:

   If they still sold cars with manual locks and windows, that's what Bernie would have.

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