Manual

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈman.j(ÊŠ)É™l/
• US IPA: /ˈmænjÉ™(wÉ™)l/
• Hyphenation: man + u + al
• Homophones: Manuel Anglicized pronunciaion

Alternative forms

• manuall obsolete

From Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle ("")

Full definition of manual

Noun

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 foce.

Synonyms

• handbook

Derived terms

• reference manual
• instruction manual
• user manual
• user's manual
• owners manual
• owner's manual

From Anglo-Norman manuel, manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus ("hand").

Adjective

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.).

Antonyms

• automatic

Derived terms

• manually

Related terms

• amanuensis
• manufacture
• manumit
• manus
• manuscript

Coordinate terms

• oral, relating to the mouth
• pedal, relating to the foot

Anagrams

• alumna