manual
adjective/ˈmænjuəl/
/ˈmænjuəl/
- (of work, etc.) involving using the hands or physical strength
- manual labour/jobs/skills
- manual and non-manual workers
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- operated or controlled by hand rather than by machine or using electricity, etc.
- a manual gearbox
- My camera has manual and automatic functions.
- connected with using the hands
- manual dexterity
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus ‘hand’.
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