MANUAL

(BY HAND) [adjective] - done with the handsShe tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint.The latest post office machines can sort letters at 30 000 items an hour, which is much faster than manual sorting.If a machine is manual, it is operated with the hands rather than by electricity or a motor.I've replaced my old manual typewriter with an electric one. Manual labour/work is work which involves physical work rather than mental work.Tourism is one of the few industries with a big demand for unskilled manual labour.Computer-controlled robots are taking over manual jobs in many industries.750 manual workers will lose their jobs as a result of company cutbacks.A person's manual dexterity is their ability to perform a difficult action with the hands skilfully and quickly so that it looks easy.If a car has manual transmission, the gears are changed by the driver.The latest model is equipped with five-speed manual transmission. Compare automatic transmission at automatic (INDEPENDENT).