Oral vs Manual - What's the difference?
oral | manual |
Relating to the mouth.
Spoken rather than written.
(countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
(countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
(uncountable) oral sex.
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 a proper noun oral
is of american usage, ultimately derived from aurelius .As a noun manual is
manual (booklet).oral
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Adjective
(-)- an oral''' presentation; an '''oral French exam
Synonyms
* mouthly * spokenAntonyms
* writtenDerived terms
* oracy * oral availability * oral gratification * oral history * oral lore * oral sex * oral tradition * oratureNoun
(en noun)See also
* auralExternal links
* *Anagrams
* * English contranyms ----manual
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(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.