Manual (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
  2. involving or using human effort, skill, power, energy, etc.; physical: manual labor.
  3. of or relating to the hand or hands: manual deformities.
  4. of the nature of a manual or handbook: manual instructions.
noun
  1. a small book, especially one giving information or instructions: a manual of mathematical tables.
  2. a nonelectric or nonelectronic typewriter; a typewriter whose keys and carriage may be powered solely by the typist's hands.
  3. the prescribed drill in handling a rifle: the manual of arms.
  4. a keyboard, especially one of several belonging to a pipe organ.
  5. manual transmission.
adjective
  1. of or relating to a hand or hands
  2. operated or done by hand
  3. physical, as opposed to mental or mechanical
  4. by human labour rather than automatic or computer-aided means
  5. of, relating to, or resembling a manual
noun
  1. a book, esp of instructions or information
  2. one of the keyboards played by hand on an organ
  3. the prescribed drill with small arms
Manual (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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