manual
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- manuall (obsolete)
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.jə(.wə)l/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -ænjəl
- Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation)
- Hyphenation: man‧u‧al, man‧ual
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).
NounEdit
manual (plural manuals)
- A 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?
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
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DescendantsEdit
- → Japanese: マニュアル (manyuaru)
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).
AdjectiveEdit
manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual)
- (of an activity) Performed with the hands.
- 1897 October 16, Henry James, What Maisie Knew, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Herbert S. Stone & Co., OCLC 318438930:
- She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.
- (of a machine, device etc.) 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.
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Coordinate termsEdit
- aural, relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
- oral, relating to the mouth
- pedal, relating to the foot
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NounEdit
manual (countable and uncountable, plural manuals)
- (countable) A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- (by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
- I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (countable) A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- do a manual
- give someone a quick 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.
- 2007, Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Böttger, Space Time Play: Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism (page 124)
- In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie […]
- 2007, Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Böttger, Space Time Play: Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism (page 124)
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Put the controls to manual.
- Leave the system on manual.
SynonymsEdit
- (automotive): stick shift / stick
- (automotive): standard transmission / standard
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See alsoEdit
(automotive):
Further readingEdit
- Manual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Manual in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
manual (masculine and feminine plural manuals)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
manual m (plural manuals)
Further readingEdit
- “manual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “manual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “manual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “manual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
DanishEdit
NounEdit
manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)
InflectionEdit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | manual | manualen | manualer | manualerne |
genitive | manuals | manualens | manualers | manualernes |
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English manual, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
manual (first-person possessive manualku, second-person possessive manualmu, third-person possessive manualnya)
- (colloquial) manual, handbook.
AdjectiveEdit
manual
Further readingEdit
- “manual” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).
NounEdit
manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene)
ReferencesEdit
- “manual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).
NounEdit
manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualar, definite plural manualane)
ReferencesEdit
- “manual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
manual m or f (plural manuais)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
manual m (plural manuais)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French manuel, Latin manualis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
manual m or n (feminine singular manuală, masculine plural manuali, feminine and neuter plural manuale)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | manual | manuală | manuali | manuale | ||
definite | manualul | manuala | manualii | manualele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | manual | manuale | manuali | manuale | ||
definite | manualului | manualei | manualilor | manualelor |
NounEdit
manual n (plural manuale)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |||
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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 |
See alsoEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
manual (plural manuales)
- manual (performed by the hands)
- manual (operated by the hands)
- manual (performed by a human)
- Antonym: automático
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
manual m (plural manuales)
Further readingEdit
- “manual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
manual c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of manual | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | manual | manualen | manualer | manualerna |
Genitive | manuals | manualens | manualers | manualernas |