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Webster 1913 Edition

Manual

Man′u-al

(măn′ū̍-al)

Adj.

[OE.

manuel

, F.

manuel

, L.

manualis

, fr.

manus

hand; prob. akin to AS.

mund

hand, protection, OHG.

munt

, G.

münd

el a ward, vor

mund

guardian, Icel.

mund

hand. Cf.

a hill.]

Of or pertaining to the hand.

Performed by a person using physical as contrasted with

mental

effort;

as,

manual

labor

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

Noun.

[Cf. F.

manuel

, LL.

manuale

. See

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.

This

manual

of laws, styled the Confessor’s Laws.

Sir M. Hale.

(Mus.)

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).

(Mil.)

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.).

Webster 1828 Edition

Manual

MAN'UAL

Adj.

[L. manualis, from manus, the hand.]

Performed by the hand; as manual labor or operation.

Used or made by the hand; as a deed under the king's sign manual.

MAN'UAL

Noun.

A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; as a manual of laws.

The service book of the Romish church.

Manual exercise, in the military art,the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms.

Definition 2024

Manual

See also: manual and manuál

English

Proper noun

Manual

A male given name: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erratic.

Anagrams

alumna

German

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Manual n ‎(genitive Manuals or Manuales, plural Manuale)

manual (keyboard of an organ etc.)
Diese Orgel hat drei Manuale.‎
(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of Manual

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Manual	die	Manuale
genitive	eines	des	Manuales, Manuals	der	Manuale
dative	einem	dem	Manual, Manuale¹	den	Manualen
accusative	ein	das	Manual	die	Manuale

¹Now uncommon, see notes

References

Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

manual

See also: Manual and manuál

English

Alternative forms

manuall (obsolete)

Noun

manual ‎(plural manuals)

A handbook.
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine.
(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.

Synonyms

handbook

Derived terms

instruction manual
owners manual
reference manual

user manual
user's manual

Translations

handbook or booklet that instructs

Arabic: كُتَيِّب m ‎(kutayyib), كُتَيِّب اَلتَّشْغِيل m ‎(kutayyib at-tašḡīl)
Belarusian: даве́днік m ‎(davjédnik)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 手冊 (zh) ‎(shǒucè)
Czech: příručka (cs) f, manuál (cs) m
Danish: manual c
Dutch: handleiding (nl) f, handboek (nl) n
Estonian: käsiraamat
Finnish: käsikirja (fi), ohjekirja, manuaali (fi)
French: manuel (fr) m
Galician: manual (gl) m
German: Handbuch (de) n
Greek: εγχειρίδιο (el) n ‎(encheirídio)
Hungarian: kézikönyv (hu), kalauz (hu)
Ido: lernolibro (io), manulibro (io)
Italian: manuale (it) m, guida (it), libretto delle istruzioni
Japanese: 手引き ‎(てびき, tebiki), 説明書 ‎(せつめいしょ, setsumeisho), マニュアル (ja) ‎(manyuaru)

Korean: 안내서 (ko) ‎(annaeseo)
Macedonian: прирачник m ‎(príračnik), упатство n ‎(úpatstvo)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: håndbok m, f, manual (no) m

Nynorsk: handbok f, manual m
Polish: podręcznik (pl) m
Portuguese: manual (pt) m
Romanian: manual (ro) n
Russian: инстру́кция (ru) f ‎(instrúkcija), руково́дство (ru) n ‎(rukovódstvo)
Scottish Gaelic: leabhar-làimhe m
Serbo-Croatian: príručnīk (sh) m
Spanish: manual (es) m
Swedish: bruksanvisning (sv) c, elementarbok (sv) c, manual (sv) c, handbok (sv) c
Tagalog: hawaklat
Ukrainian: інструкція f ‎(instrúkcija)
Welsh: cyfarwyddiadur m

musical keyboard

Dutch: manuaal (nl) n
Finnish: koskettimisto (fi), sormio (fi), manuaali (fi)
German: Manual (de) n
Greek: πληκτρολόγιο (el) n ‎(pliktrológio)
Hungarian: billentyűzet (hu)
Irish: méarchlár (ga) m
Macedonian: клавијатура f ‎(klavihatúra), мануал m ‎(manuál)

Norwegian:

Bokmål: manual (no) m

Nynorsk: manual m
Polish: manuał (pl) m
Russian: клавиату́ра (ru) f ‎(klaviatúra)
Swedish: klaviatur (sv) c, manual (sv) c

manual transmission

Czech: manuál (cs) m
Dutch: handbak m
Finnish: manuaalinen vaihdelaatikko/vaihteisto, käsivaihteisto
Galician: manual (gl)
German: Schaltgetriebe
Greek: χειροκίνητος (el) m ‎(cheirokínitos)

Japanese: マニュアル (ja) ‎(manyuaru)
Macedonian: рачен менувач m ‎(ráčen ménuvač)
Romanian: cutie de viteze f
Spanish: manual (es) m
Swedish: växelspak (sv) c

vehicle with manual transmission

Finnish: käsivaihteinen (ajoneuvo)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus ‎(“hand”).

Adjective

manual ‎(not comparable)

Performed with the hands (of an activity).
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
  She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.
Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).
(technology) Performed by a human rather than a computer.
The student manually corrected several errors missed by the spell checker.

Synonyms

handly

Antonyms

automatic

Derived terms

Related terms

Coordinate terms

oral, relating to the mouth
pedal, relating to the foot

Translations

performed with the hands

Arabic: يَدَوِيّ ‎(yadawiyy)
Belarusian: ручны́ m ‎(ručný)
Bulgarian: ръчен m ‎(rǎčen)
Czech: ruční (cs), manuální (cs)
Dutch: handmatig (nl), met de hand, manueel (nl)
Finnish: käsikäyttöinen (fi), käsivarainen, manuaalinen, käsi-
French: manuel (fr) m, manuelle (fr) f
Galician: manual (gl) m, f
German: manuell (de)
Greek: χειροκίνητος (el) m ‎(cheirokínitos)
Hungarian: kézi (hu)
Ido: manuala (io)
Italian: manuale (it)
Japanese: 手動 ‎(shudō)

Macedonian: рачен m ‎(ráčen)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: manuell

Nynorsk: manuell
Polish: ręczny (pl) m
Portuguese: manual (pt)
Romanian: manual (ro) m, n
Russian: ручно́й (ru) ‎(ručnój)
Serbo-Croatian: rȕčnī (sh)
Slovak: ručný, manuálny
Spanish: manual (es) m, f
Swedish: manuell (sv)
Tagalog: pangkamay, kinakamay

Anagrams

alumna

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin manuālis.

Adjective

manual m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural manuals)

manual

Noun

manual m ‎(plural manuals)

manual

Danish

Noun

manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)

manual, a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine

Inflection

Inflection of manual

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	manual	manualen	manualer	manualerne
genitive	manuals	manualens	manualers	manualernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin manualis, or English manual ‎(handbook)

Noun

manual m ‎(definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene)

a manual (handbook)
(music) manual (organ keyboard)
(weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell

References

“manual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin manualis, or English manual ‎(handbook)

Noun

manual m ‎(definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualar, definite plural manualane)

a manual (handbook)
(music) manual (organ keyboard)
(weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell

References

“manual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnwaɫ/

Adjective

manual m, f ‎(plural manuais, comparable)

manual

Noun

manual m (plural manuais)

manual

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French manuel, Latin manualis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.nuˈal/

Adjective

manual m, n ‎(feminine singular manuală, masculine plural manuali, feminine and neuter plural manuale)

manual

Declension

declension of manual

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	manual		manuală	manuali	manuale
nominative/ accusative	definite	manualul		manuala	manualii	manualele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	manual		manuale	manuali	manuale
genitive/ dative	definite	manualului		manualei	manualilor	manualelor

Noun

manual n ‎(plural manuale)

handbook

Declension

declension of manual

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) manual	manualul	(niște) manuale	manualele
genitive/dative	(unui) manual	manualului	(unor) manuale	manualelor
vocative	manualule		manualelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin manuālis.

Noun

manual m ‎(plural manuales)

manual

Swedish

Noun

manual c

a manual, a handbook
(music) a manual, a keyboard

Declension

Inflection of manual
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	manual	manualen	manualer	manualerna
Genitive	manuals	manualens	manualers	manualernas

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Webster 1913 Edition

Manual

Man′u-al

Man′u-al

Webster 1828 Edition

Manual

MAN'UAL

MAN'UAL

Definition 2024

Manual

Manual

English

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German

Pronunciation

Noun

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References

manual

manual

English

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Adjective

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Catalan

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Danish

Noun

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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Portuguese

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Noun

Romanian

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