man·u·al (m n y - l)adj. 1. a. Of or relating to the hands: manual skill. b. Done by, used by, or operated with the hands. c. Employing human rather than mechanical energy: manual labor. 2. Of, relating to, or resembling a small reference book. n. 1. A small reference book, especially one giving instructions. 2. Music A keyboard, as of an organ or harpsichord, played with the hands. 3. A machine operated by hand. 4. Prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon, especially a rifle: the manual of arms. [Middle English, from Old French manuel, from Latin manu  lis, from manus, hand; see manus.]man u·al·ly adv. |
manual [ˈmænjʊəl]
adj
1. of or relating to a hand or hands
2. operated or done by hand manual controls
3. physical, as opposed to mental or mechanical manual labour
4. by human labour rather than automatic or computer-aided means
5. of, relating to, or resembling a manual
n
1. a book, esp of instructions or information a car manual
2. (Music, other) Music one of the keyboards played by hand on an organ
3. (Military) Military the prescribed drill with small arms
[via Old French from Latin manuālis, from manus hand]
manually adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  manual - a small handbook enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location consuetudinal, consuetudinary - a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) grimoire - a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons) book of instructions, instruction manual, instructions, operating instructions - a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it reference manual - a manual containing information organized in a summary manner sex manual - a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life |
| 2. | manual - (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle practice session, practice, drill, exercise, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| Adj. | 1. | manual - of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity" |
| 2. | manual - requiring human effort; "a manual transmission" automatic - operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" | |
| 3. | manual - doing or requiring physical work; "manual labor"; "manual laborer" blue-collar - of or designating manual industrial work or workers |
manual
adjective
2. hand-operated, hand, non-automatic There is a manual pump to get rid of water.
noun
handbook, guide, instructions, bible, guidebook, workbook, enchiridion (rare) the instruction manual
Translations
manual [ˈmænjʊəl]
manual
adj → manuell; labour → körperlich; manual work → manuelle Arbeit, Handarbeit f; manual labourer (Brit) or laborer (US) → Schwerarbeiter(in) m(f); manual worker → Handarbeiter(in) m(f); manual skill → Handwerk nt; he was trained in several manual skills → er hatte verschiedene Handwerksberufe pl → erlernt; manual gear change (Brit) or shift (US) → Schaltung f → von Hand; manual control → Handsteuerung f; manual operation → Handbetrieb m
n
(Mus) → Manual nt
(= manual operation) → Handbetrieb m, → manueller Betrieb; to run on manual → im Handbetrieb laufen; to put a machine on manual → eine Maschine auf Handbetrieb stellen
manual [ˈmænjʊəl]
manual [ˈmænjʊəl]
1. adj → manuale
2. n (book) → manuale m
manual [ˈmænjʊəl]
1. adj → manuale
2. n (book) → manuale m
adj manual [ˈmӕnjuəl]
1 of the hand or hands manual skills/labour. handmatig كُتَيِّب، مُرْشِد ръчен ruční manuel; hånd- manuell χειρωνακτικός, που γίνεται με το χέρι manual käsitsi- دستی käsi-, manuaalinen manuel יְדָנִי हाथ का ručni kézi dengan tangan hand-, handa- manuale 手の 손의 rankų, fizinis roku-; fizisks dengan tangan hand{#169} manuell, hånd- manualny, fizyczny manual manual ручной ručný ročen ručni manuell, med händerna, hand- ซึ่งใช้แรงงาน elle ilgili 手工的 ручний; фізичний دستی thủ công 手工的
2 working with the hands a manual worker. ongeskoold يَدَوي работещ с ръце manuální arbejdsmand manuell χειρώνακτας manual käsitsi- کاربا دست työmies manuel יְדָנִי हाथ से काम करने वाला ručni rad fizikai kasar -hand- manuale 肉体作業の 손을 쓰는 fizinio darbo fizisks (darbs) buruh kasar hand{#169} kropps- fizyczny manual cu braţele физический manuálny ročen ručni manuell, kropps- ซึ่งใช้แรงกาย elle işletilen 體力的 такий, що відноситься до фізичної праці ہاتھوں کی محنت bằng tay 体力的
3 worked or operated by the hand a car with a manual gearbox. handmatig مُشَغَّل يَدَوِيّاً ръчен ruční manuel; hånd- manuell χειροκίνητος manual käsi- انجام شده با دست käsi- manuel יְדָנִי पुस्तिका rađen rukom kézi (működtetésű) manual handvirkur; beinskiptur manuale 手動の 수동식의 rankinio valdymo ar roku vadāms manual niet{#169}automatisch manuell, hånddrevet ręczny manual manual ручной ručný ročen manuelni manuell ซึ่งใช้มือทำ elle çalışır 手動的 ручний دستی điều khiển bằng tay 用手［操作］的
n
1 a handbook eg of technical information about a machine etc an instruction manual. handleiding كِتاب مَعلومات عَن الآلَه، مُرْشِد указание příručka instruktionsbog; manual das Handbuch εγχειρίδιο manual käsiraamat کتاب دستی käsikirja manuel מַדרִיך שִׁימוּשִׁי किसी विषय की छोटी पुस्तक, नियम-पुस्तक priručnik kézikönyv buku petunjuk leiðarvísir manuale 手引き 안내서 vadovėlis, instrukcija, žinynas rokasgrāmata buku panduan handboek håndbok, instruksjonshefte podręcznik manual manual руководство príručka priročnik priručnik handbok, instruktionsbok คู่มือการใช้ el kitabı 手冊 підручник, посібник ہدایت نامہ sách hướng dẫn 手册
2 a keyboard of an organ etc. manuaal مَفاتيح الأرْغُن клавиши manuál manual das Manual πληκτρολόγιο teclado klahvistik مقررات sormio clavier מִקלֶדֶת עוּגָב अंगुलियों से बजने वाला अरगन बाजा ručna klaviatura orgulja billentyűzet, manuál tuts nótnaborð, lyklaborð tastiera 鍵盤 건반 rankinė klaviatūra, manualas klaviatūra; manuālis papan nada manuaal manual manuał teclado claviatură клавиатура органа manuál klaviatura klavijatura manual คีย์บอร์ดออร์แกน tuş dizisi, klâvye 鍵盤 клавіатура کلیدی تختہ phím đàn 键盘
adv manually
by hand You have to operate this sewing-machine manually – it is not electric. handmatig يَدَوياً ръчно ručně manuelt; med håndkraft mit der Hand με το χέρι manualmente käsitsi دستی käsin manuellement יְדָנִית कर पटि्टका ručno kézzel dengan tangan handvirkt, í höndunum manualmente 手で 손으로 rankomis, rankiniu būdu ar rokām dengan tangan met de hand med hånd(kraft), manuelt ręcznie manualmente cu mâna, manual вручную ručne ročno ručno manuellt, för hand ด้วยมือ elle 用手地 ручним способом, вручну ہاتھوں سے điều khiển bằng tay 用手
manual → دليل التشغيل příručka manual Handbuch εγχειρίδιο manual käyttöohje manuel priručnik manuale マニュアル 안내서 handleiding håndbok instrukcja obsługi manual руководство manual หนังสือคู่มือ kullanım kılavuzu sách hướng dẫn 手册
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