资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manual \Man"u*al\ (m[a^]n"[-u]*al), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel,
   L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand,
   protection, OHG. munt, G. m["u]ndel a ward, vormund guardian,
   Icel. mund hand. Cf. {Emancipate}, {Legerdemain}, {Maintain},
   {Manage}, {Manner}, {Manure}, {Mound} a hill.]
   Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as,
   manual labor; the king's sign manual. ``Manual and ocular
   examination.'' --Tatham.

   {Manual alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.

   {Manual exercise} (Mil.) the exercise by which soldiers are
      taught the use of their muskets and other arms.

   {Seal manual}, the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a
      ring.

   {Sign manual}. See under {Sign}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

manual alphabet
     n : an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by
         finger positions [syn: {finger alphabet}]