Definition of manual
- a. - Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as,
manual labor; the king's sign manual.
- a. - A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or
conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the
Roman Catholic Church.
- a. - A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as
distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys.
- a. - A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a
weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of
the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).