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manual
English
Alternative forms
- manuall (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?man.j(?)?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mænj?(w?)l/
- Hyphenation: man?u?al, man?ual
- Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manu?le (“handbook, manual”).
Noun
manual (plural manuals)
- A handbook.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
Synonyms
- enchiridion
- handbook
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (manyuaru)
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manu?lis, from manus (“hand”).
Adjective
manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual)
- (of an activity) Performed with the hands.
- (of a machine, device etc.) Operated by means of the hands.
- (technology) Performed by a human rather than a machine.
Synonyms
- handly
Antonyms
- automatic
Coordinate terms
- aural, relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
- oral, relating to the mouth
- pedal, relating to the foot
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
manual (countable and uncountable, plural manuals)
- (countable) A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- (by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (countable) A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Put the controls to manual.
- Leave the system on manual.
Synonyms
- (automotive): stick shift / stick
- (automotive): standard transmission / standard
See also
(automotive):
- automatic
- semi-automatic
- manumatic
Translations
Further reading
- Manual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Manual in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- alumna
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /m?.nu?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ma.nu?al/
Adjective
manual (masculine and feminine plural manuals)
- manual
Derived terms
- manualment
Noun
manual m (plural manuals)
- manual
Further reading
- “manual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “manual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “manual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “manual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Noun
manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)
- manual, a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine
Inflection
Indonesian
Etymology
From English manual, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manu?lis, from manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma?nu.al]
- Hyphenation: ma?nu?al
Noun
manual (first-person possessive manualku, second-person possessive manualmu, third-person possessive manualnya)
- (colloquial) manual, handbook.
Adjective
manual (plural manual-manual)
- manual,
- performed with the hands.
- performed by a human rather than a machine.
Further reading
- “manual” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”)
Noun
manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene)
- a manual (handbook)
- (music) manual (organ keyboard)
- (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell
References
- “manual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”)
Noun
manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualar, definite plural manualane)
- a manual (handbook)
- (music) manual (organ keyboard)
- (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell
References
- “manual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /m??nwa?/
Adjective
manual m or f (plural manuais, comparable)
- manual
Noun
manual m (plural manuais)
- manual
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French manuel, Latin manualis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.nu?al/
Adjective
manual m or n (feminine singular manual?, masculine plural manuali, feminine and neuter plural manuale)
- manual
Declension
Noun
manual n (plural manuale)
- handbook
Declension
See also
- carte
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?nwal/, [ma?nwal]
Adjective
manual (plural manuales)
- manual (performed by the hands)
- manual (operated by the hands)
- manual (performed by a human)
- Antonym: automático
Derived terms
- de manual
- manualidad
- manualmente
Noun
manual m (plural manuales)
- manual (handbook)
- manual (booklet with instructions)
Further reading
- “manual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Noun
manual c
- a manual, a handbook
- (music) a manual, a keyboard
Declension
See also
- manuell
- pedal
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portable
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French portable, or from Latin portabilis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??(?)t?b?l/, /?p??(?)t?bl?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p??t?b?l/, /?p??t?bl?/, [?p??????bl?]
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?b?l
- Hyphenation: por?ta?ble
Adjective
portable (comparative more portable, superlative most portable)
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- a portable pension plan
- (computing) Of software, able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- 2012, Herbert Schildt, C++: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition (page 6)
- How do Java and C# create cross-platform, portable programs, and why can't C++ do the same?
- 2012, Herbert Schildt, C++: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition (page 6)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- hand-held
- transportable
Noun
portable (plural portables)
- A portable building used for temporary purposes, particularly:
- Clipping of portable toilet.
- A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.
- (computing) Clipping of portable computer.
- 1985, New Accountant (volumes 1-3, page lxvii)
- A few portables, particularly the small laphelds, go one step further and come with software built into the computer.
- 1987, InfoWorld (volume 9, number 20, page 71)
- Compaq portables have grown lighter and more powerful since then. Their newest luggable, the Compaq Portable III, is six times more powerful and 10 pounds lighter than the original model.
- 1985, New Accountant (volumes 1-3, page lxvii)
- (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
Synonyms
- (facility for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Translations
Anagrams
- tropable
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin portabilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /po??ta.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pur?ta.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /po??ta.ble/
Adjective
portable (masculine and feminine plural portables)
- portable
- Synonym: portàtil
Related terms
- portar
Further reading
- “portable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “portable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “portable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “portable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin port?bilis; synchronically analysable as porter +? -able.
Adjective
portable (plural portables)
- portable
Related terms
- portatif
Derived terms
- téléphone portable
- ordinateur portable
Noun
portable m (plural portables)
- a cell phone; Ellipsis of téléphone portable.
- a laptop; Ellipsis of ordinateur portable
Synonyms
- (cell phone): mobile m, téléphone portable m, cellulaire m (Quebec), cell, téléphone mobile, téléphone cellulaire
- (laptop): ordinateur portable m
Further reading
- “portable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin portabilis.
Adjective
portable m (feminine singular portabla, masculine plural portables, feminine plural portablas)
- portable
Related terms
- portar
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 769.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin portabilis; equivalent to portar +? -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po??table/, [po??t?a.??le]
Adjective
portable (plural portables)
- portable
- Synonym: portátil
Further reading
- “portable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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