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MANUAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("manual" is a kind of...):
drill; exercise; practice; practice session; recitation (systematic training by multiple repetitions)
Meronyms (parts of "manual"):
order arms (a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small handbook
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("manual" is a kind of...):
enchiridion; handbook; vade mecum (a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manual"):
consuetudinal; consuetudinary (a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order))
grimoire (a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons))
book of instructions; instruction manual; instructions; operating instructions (a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it)
reference manual (a manual containing information organized in a summary manner)
sex manual (a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Requiring human effort
Example:
a manual transmission
Classified under:
Similar:
hand-operated; non-automatic (operated by hand)
Antonym:
automatic (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Doing or requiring physical work
Example:
manual laborer
Classified under:
Similar:
blue-collar (of or designating manual industrial work or workers)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to the hands
Example:
manual dexterity
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
hand (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb)
Context examples:
Testing conducted utilizing a manual or microprocessor audiometer to test for hearing loss.
(Audiometric Test, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called manipulative and body-based practice and manual healing.
(Physical touch methods, NCI Dictionary)
A set of manual or instrumental activities that are intended to treat a health problem in order to achieve a positive result.
(Physical Medical Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
A manual method of maneuvering the fetus from outside the mother's abdomen to convert a breech into a cephalic presentation.
(External Fetal Rotation, NCI Thesaurus)
“How did you know, for example, that I did manual labour. It’s as true as gospel, for I began as a ship’s carpenter.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In both cases, regulation of blood glucose becomes a manual process, with drug or insulin intervention conducted after periodic readings of glucose levels, often leading to spikes and valleys that can have harmful long-term effects.
(Researchers Develop Insulin-Producing Cells Activated by Light for Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Issue associated with the undesired introduction of impurities to a device, or the insufficient removal of any visible soil, foreign material or organism deposits on the external surfaces, crevices, and joints of a device by a mechanical and/or manual process intended to render the device sterile, safe for handling, and/or for further processes to decontaminate.
(Cleaning Disinfecting or Sterilization Problem during Medical Device Use, Food and Drug Administration)
Issue associated with the insufficient removal of unwanted visible soil, foreign material or organism deposits on the external surfaces, crevices, joints of a device by a mechanical and/or manual process intended to render the device sterile, safe for handling, and/or for further processes to decontaminate.
(Inadequate Medical Device Cleaning, Food and Drug Administration)
Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
