transcription, транскрипция: [ mænjuəl ]
( manuals)
1.
Manual work is work in which you use your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind.
...skilled manual workers...
They have no reservations about taking factory or manual jobs.
= blue-collar
≠ clerical
ADJ : usu ADJ n
2.
Manual is used to talk about movements which are made by someone’s hands. ( FORMAL )
...toys designed to help develop manual dexterity.
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
Manual means operated by hand, rather than by electricity or a motor.
There is a manual pump to get rid of the water.
ADJ : ADJ n
• manu‧al‧ly
The device is manually operated, using a simple handle.
ADV : ADV with v
4.
A manual is a book which tells you how to do something or how a piece of machinery works.
...the instruction manual.
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