manual

(măn'yū-əl)
adj.

1. 1. Of or relating to the hands: manual skill.
   2. Done by, used by, or operated with the hands.
   3. Employing human rather than mechanical energy: manual labor.
2. Of, relating to, or resembling a small reference book.

n.

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. Prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon, especially a rifle: the manual of arms.

[Middle English, from Old French manuel, from Latin manuālis, from manus, hand. See manus.]

manually man'u·al·ly adv.

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Publication stipulating underwriting rules applicable for a given line of insurance, classifications of exposures within that line of insurance, and premium rates per classification. For example, a life insurance manual shows the premium mode factor, policy fee, premiums, and values per $1000 of coverage, to include cash value, paidup insurance and extended term insurance , available at the end of each policy year.
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adj

Definition: done by hand
Antonyms: automated, automatic, mechanical

A Keyboard played by the hands (in contrast to one played by the feet; see Pedal). Manualiter, a quasi-Latin term derived from manualis (‘hand keyboard’), indicates that a piece of organ music so labelled is played on manuals only, as distinct from pedaliter.

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IN BRIEF: Involving the hands.

Give vocational training to the manually minded, and the children's courts of the future will have less to do. — Lewis E. Lawes (1883-1947)

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n

1. a book of instructions on performance of a task or the care of equipment. adj 2. performed by the hand; used in the hand.

For a list of words related to manual, see:

• General Technology - manual: book containing operating instructions and sometimes design specifications for particular piece of hardware or software
• Publications - manual: book of facts and instruction on particular subject

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - manuelt, som udføres med hænderne, ikke-automatisk
n. - håndbog, instruktionsbog

idioms:

• manual alphabet    håndalfabet

Nederlands (Dutch)
handleiding, handboek, toetsenbord (m.n. in orgaan etc.), iets wat met de hand bediend wordt, schietoefening, ambachtelijk, hand-, met de hand

Français (French)
adj. - manuel, mécanique
n. - manuel, (Mus) clavier

idioms:

• manual alphabet    alphabet manuel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Handbuch, Manual
adj. - handbetrieben, manuell

idioms:

• manual alphabet    Fingeralphabet

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (έντυπο) εγχειρίδιο, βοήθημα
adj. - χειρωνακτικός, χειροκίνητος, με τα χέρια, μη αυτόματος

idioms:

• manual alphabet    αλφάβητο των κωφάλαλων

Italiano (Italian)
manuale, artigianale

idioms:

• manual alphabet    alfabeto muto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - teclado de órgão (m), manual (m)
adj. - manual

idioms:

• manual alphabet    alfabeto dos surdos-mudos (m)

Русский (Russian)
руководство, устав, ручной, с ручным управлением

idioms:

• manual alphabet    азбука глухонемых

Español (Spanish)
adj. - manual, artesanal
n. - manual, texto, compendio

idioms:

• manual alphabet    alfabeto de sordomudos, alfabeto dactilológico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - handbok, manual, kyrkohandbok
adj. - manuell

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
手的, 手工的, 手动的, 手册, 指南

idioms:

• manual alphabet    手语字母表

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 手的, 手工的, 手動的
n. - 手冊, 指南

idioms:

• manual alphabet    手語字母表

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수동의, 소형 책의
n. - 안내서, 기도서, 건반

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 手の, 手でする, 手動式の
n. - 手引き, マニュアル, 手引書

idioms:

• manual alphabet    指話文字

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كتيب (صفه) يدوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ידני, של עבודת-כפיים, של יד, מופעל ביד‬
n. - ‮ספר הדרכה, ספר קטן, לוח מנענעים של עוגב, מקלדת, רכב עם תמסורת ידנית (מדוברת), תרגיל בשימוש ברובה ועוד‬

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