manual

== English == === Alternative forms === manuall (obsolete) === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈmæn(j)ʊwɐl/ Rhymes: (UK) -ænjəl Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation) Hyphenation: man‧u‧al, man‧ual === Etymology 1 === From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”). ==== Noun ==== manual (plural manuals) Synonym of handbook. Hypernyms: reference book, reference work Hyponyms: manual of style, MOS, style manual A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product. (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc. (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual. (music) A keyboard on an organ. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: マニュアル (manyuaru) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”). ==== Adjective ==== manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual) (of an activity) Performed with the hands. (of a machine, device etc.) Operated by means of the hands. Performed by a human rather than a machine. ===== Synonyms ===== handly ===== Antonyms ===== automatic ===== Coordinate terms ===== aural, relating to the ear or the sense of hearing oral, relating to the mouth pedal, relating to the foot ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== manual (countable and uncountable, plural manuals) (countable) A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine. (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator. Antonym: automatic (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission. Antonym: automatic (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument. A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one). (countable) A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine. (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer. A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force. A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground. (uncountable) Manual control or operation. ===== Synonyms ===== (automotive): stick shift / stick (automotive): standard transmission / standard ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== (automotive): automatic semi-automatic manumatic === Further reading === Manual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Manual in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === Lauman, alumna == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin manuālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [mə.nuˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ma.nuˈal] === Adjective === manual m or f (masculine and feminine plural manuals) manual ==== Derived terms ==== manualment === Noun === manual m (plural manuals) manual === Further reading === “manual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “manual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “manual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “manual”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Noun === manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer) manual, a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine ==== Inflection ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English manual, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /maˈnual/ [maˈnu.al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ma‧nu‧al === Noun === manual (plural manual-manual) (colloquial) manual, handbook Synonym: panduan === Adjective === manual (comparative lebih manual, superlative paling manual) manual, Synonyms: swatangan, swaupaya, swausaha performed with the hands performed by a human rather than a machine === Further reading === “manual”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”). === Noun === manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene) a manual (handbook) (music) manual (organ keyboard) (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell === References === “manual” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”). === Noun === manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualar, definite plural manualane) a manual (handbook) (music) manual (organ keyboard) (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell === References === “manual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin manuālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧al === Adjective === manual m or f (plural manuais) manual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === manual m (plural manuais) manual === Further reading === “manual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “manual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French manuel, Latin manualis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.nuˈal/ === Adjective === manual m or n (feminine singular manuală, masculine plural manuali, feminine/neuter plural manuale) manual ==== Declension ==== === Noun === manual n (plural manuale) handbook ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== carte == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin manuālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈnwal/ [maˈnwal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ma‧nual === Adjective === manual m or f (masculine and feminine plural manuales) manual (performed by the hands) manual (operated by the hands) manual (performed by a human) Antonym: automático ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === manual m (plural manuales) manual (handbook) manual (booklet with instructions) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “manual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From English manual, ultimately from Late Latin manuāle === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /manɵˈɑːl/ === Noun === manual c a manual, a handbook (music) a manual, a keyboard on an organ ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== manuell pedal