manipulation
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- noun
- /məˌnɪpjuˈleɪʃən/
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manipulación
- The artist performed intricate manipulation of the clay to create a detailed sculpture.
- experimental manipulation
- manipulation check
- systematic manipulation
They do this through not just genetic manipulation, but nanotechnology, right?
- They do this through not just genetic manipulation, but nanotechnology, right?
- So I manipulation, by the way, is more than just pick and place.
- What sort of technologies, tools, protocols exist to that use thermal manipulation as a way to augment sleep?
- It's a very elegant way to combine equations with graphical manipulations.
- They then they then took the data, ran it through obviously slightly extended manipulation, smoothing, filtering, et cetera.
- Never see, never before seen lengths and the manipulation of the hair is just the most exquisite thing.
- Most have some control manipulation issues that are part of that.
- You can't gouge eyes, you can't use small digit manipulation where you break fingers.
- And just through these three manipulations, you can.
- How do you build cognitive programs And and the application there was on manipulation robotic it was.
Examples
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State of the art DNA manipulation.
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Our experience has shown that even simple symbolic manipulation is a struggle for students to follow.
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But physical manipulation is not enough.
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Gardening is the manipulation of the natural world.
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With the advent of modern computer technology, the manipulation of images is becoming relatively easy.
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When the project seems simply to involve the manipulation of existing clinical records.
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Teachers were asked to use little, if any, instruction in the manipulation of phonemes.
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Oil kept offshore and away from sensitive marsh habitat through manipulation of river flows.
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GIS technology now allows the input, storage, manipulation, and output of individual vegetative attributes.
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Phonemic awareness activities often involve oral manipulation of phonemes without letters.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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Moving things by hand or with tools to keep them safe
Antonyms
How Skillful
Surface Forms
Morphology
manipulation = manipulate (transparent) = manipulate + ion
This is a straightforward noun formed from the verb 'manipulate', with the meaning 'the act of manipulating' directly recoverable from the base verb.
Etymology
Manipulation comes from the Latin manus meaning 'hand', the same root as in manual ('done by hand'). Think of careful hand work, moving small parts with skill, so manipulation also means skillful handling or control of objects or tools.