Manual vs Manufactured - What's the difference?
manual | manufactured |
A handbook.
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine.
(music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
(by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal foce.
Performed with the hands (of an activity).
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).
As adjectives the difference between manual and manufactured
is that manual is performed with the hands (of an activity) while manufactured is manmade; produced by humans rather than nature.As a noun manual
is a handbook.As a proper noun Manual
is a given name derived from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erratic.As a verb manufactured is
past tense of manufacture.manual
English
(wikipedia manual)Alternative forms
* manuall (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) manuel, fromNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* handbookDerived terms
* reference manual * instruction manual * user manual * user's manual * owners manual * owner's manualEtymology 2
From (etyl) manuel, manual, from (etyl) .Adjective
(-)- She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.