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- Dictionaryman·u·al/ˈmanyə(wə)l/
adjective
- 1. relating to or done with the hands: "manual dexterity" Similar
noun
- 1. a book of instructions, especially for operating a machine or learning a subject; a handbook: "a computer manual"
- 2. a vehicle with manual transmission.
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Manual definition: done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device. See examples of MANUAL used in a sentence.
Something manual is operated by human hands. Before Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, picking cotton was a manual job. Nowadays, farmers might need to read a manual to know how to operate a cotton gin.
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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. a. A manual transmission. b. A vehicle having a manual transmission. 5. Prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon, especially a rifle: the manual of arms. 6.
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