manual

See also: Manual and manuál

English

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈman.j(ʊ)əl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmænjə(wə)l/
  • Hyphenation: man‧u‧al
  • Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciaion)
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).

Noun

manual (plural manuals)

  1. A handbook.
  2. A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine.
  3. (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
  4. A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
  5. (by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
  6. A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual)

  1. Performed with the hands (of an activity).
    • 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
      She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.
  2. Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).
  3. (technology) Performed by a human rather than a machine.
    The student manually corrected several errors missed by the spell checker.
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Etymology 3

Noun

manual (plural manuals)

  1. (automotive) Abbreviation of manual transmission.
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(automotive):

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Adjective

manual (masculine and feminine plural manuals)

  1. manual

Noun

manual m (plural manuals)

  1. manual

Danish

Noun

manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)

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

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (handbook)

Noun

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

  1. a manual (handbook)
  2. (music) manual (organ keyboard)
  3. (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (handbook)

Noun

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

  1. a manual (handbook)
  2. (music) manual (organ keyboard)
  3. (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

manual m, f (plural manuais, comparable)

  1. manual

Noun

manual m (plural manuais)

  1. manual

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

  1. manual

Declension

Noun

manual n (plural manuale)

  1. handbook

Declension

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnwal/

Adjective

manual (plural manuales)

  1. manual (performed by the hands)
  2. manual (operated by the hands)
  3. manual (performed by a human)

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Noun

manual m (plural manuales)

  1. manual (handbook)
  2. manual (booklet with instructions)

Swedish

Noun

manual c

  1. a manual, a handbook
  2. (music) a manual, a keyboard

Declension

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

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