[man.u.al] adj [ME manuel, fr. MF, fr. L manualis, fr. manus hand; akin to OE mund hand and perh. to Gk mare hand] (15c) 1 a: of, relating to, or involving the hands "~ dexterity" b: worked or done by hand and not by machine "a ~ transmission" "~ computation" "~ indexing"
2: requiring or using physical skill and energy "~ labor" "~ workers" -- man.u.al.ly adv
[2]manual n (15c) 1: a book that is conveniently handled; esp: handbook
2: the prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon or other military item during a drill or ceremony "the ~ of arms" 3 a: a keyboard for the hands; specif: one of the several keyboards of an organ or harpsichord that controls a separate division of the instrument b: a device or apparatus intended for manual operation