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manual¹
- /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/ UK
- /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/ US
- /ˈmæn(j)ʊwɐl/ South Asia
Sounds like Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation) · Rhymes with (UK) -ænjəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).
noun manuals · manuall
-
Synonym of handbook.
Similar: handbook
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product. The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?
- A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
- A keyboard on an organ.
manual²
- /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/ UK
- /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/ US
- /ˈmæn(j)ʊwɐl/ South Asia
Sounds like Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation) · Rhymes with (UK) -ænjəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).
adjective more manual · most manual · manuall
- Performed with the hands. She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.
- Operated by means of the hands.
- Performed by a human rather than a machine. The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker.
noun manuals · manuall
-
A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics.
Opposite: automatic
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A vehicle with a manual transmission.
I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.
Opposite: automatic
- A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer. do a manual
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- 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. In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie – that is, sliding round when coming out of a trick, lifting two wheels off the ground and jumping with the board.
- Manual control or operation. Put the controls to manual.
Similar: stick shift, stick, standard transmission, standard
Manual³
proper noun
- A male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: blue-collar, hand-operated, non-automatic, handbook, guidebook, textbook, publication, playbook, workbook, brochure, pamphlet, document, booklet, syllabus, book, stenographic
noun
Similar: stick shift, stick, standard transmission, standard
Translations
Every language
noun handbook or booklet that instructs
| Español | manual, enquiridión, prontuario, instructivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 안내서 annaeseo, 매뉴얼 maenyueol |
| 日本語 | 手引き tebiki, 説明書 setsumeisho, マニュアル manyuaru |
| 中文 | 手冊 /手册 shǒucè |
| Português | manual |
| Français | manuel |
| Deutsch | Handbuch |
| Italiano | manuale, guida, libretto delle istruzioni |
| Ελληνικά | εγχειρίδιο encheirídio |
| Română | manual |
| Русский | инстру́кция instrúkcija, руково́дство rukovódstvo, посо́бие posóbije |
| العربية | كُتَيِّب kutayyib, كُتَيِّب التَّشْغِيل kutayyib at-tašḡīl, كِتَاب التَّعْلِيمَات kitāb at-taʕlīmāt |
noun a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product
| Português | manual de instruções |
|---|---|
| Русский | руково́дство rukovódstvo |
adj performed with the hands
| Español | manual |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 手動 shudō |
| 中文 | 手工的 shǒugōng de, 手動的 /手动的 shǒudòng de |
| Português | manual |
| Français | manuel |
| Deutsch | manuell |
| Italiano | manuale |
| Ελληνικά | χειροκίνητος cheirokínitos |
| Română | manual |
| Русский | ручно́й ručnój |
| العربية | يَدَوِيّ yadawiyy |
| עברית | ידני |
noun manual transmission
| Español | manual |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マニュアル manyuaru |
| Deutsch | Schaltgetriebe |
| Ελληνικά | χειροκίνητος cheirokínitos |
| Română | cutie de viteze |
| Русский | ручная коробка передач ručnaja korobka peredač, ручная трансмиссия ručnaja transmissija |
noun vehicle with manual transmission
| Deutsch | Schaltwagen |
|---|
noun musical keyboard
| Deutsch | Manual |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | πληκτρολόγιο pliktrológio |
| Русский | клавиату́ра klaviatúra |
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