manual
Translation
handbook, instruction book, manual (adj.)
Examples
Have you read the instruction manual?
Have you read the instruction manual?
The car has a manual gearbox.
The car has a manual gearbox.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) manual ((for sth.)) a book of instructions I lost the manual for the camera.
manual ((noun)) done with the hands He prefers manual work to office work.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (noun) handbook, guidebook; (adj) hand-operated; Antonyms: (adj) automatic
Etymology
From Latin 'manualis' (of or belonging to the hand), from 'manus' (hand).
Memory Tips
The root 'man-' means 'hand'. A manual is a 'handbook', and manual work is done by 'hand'.