manus

Examples

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• Uh, digitus secundus manus.

  The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

• The manufacturer comes from the word for hand manus in Latin, and manufacturer literally means what the hand is doing.

• A priest he was, name of father manus sweeney.

  Love & Rage (2000)

• That Manus was perfect.

  Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)

• Thus, Latin's word for hand was manus, but in French it became mat, while in Spain it became mano.

• Captured food is then transferred to the manus of the sun coral, where the food is then digested, nutrients are absorbed, and any waste is excreted.

  Blog text (5)

• The basic imagery of this song is clear to any Bengali listener: the bird is the divine presence, the elusive maner manus.

  Academic text (2016)

• For a further discussion of some of the discrepancies between the earlier transcriptions and this one, see n. 55 below, "PONE ME IUXTATE, ET CUIUS SVIS MANUS PUGNET CONTRA ME."

  Academic text (2012)

• The sculptor used his manus skillfully to shape the clay into a beautiful form.

• In biology class, we learned that the manus is an essential part of many animals for grasping and manipulation.

Synonyms

H

hand

vsmanus

∞ 1.0

The part at the end of the arm that you use for holding things

is the formal anatomical term used in scientific or medical contexts

M

mitt

vsmanus

• Informal

255 7.9

An informal word for a person's hand

is the precise anatomical term used in scientific descriptions

M

mano

vsmanus

• Informal

1 9.4

A hand used as a Spanish word in English

is the formal anatomical name rather than an informal borrowed term

Compounds

M

musculus abductor digiti minimi manus

• Specialized

9.9

A small hand muscle that moves the little finger away from the other fingers

Surface Forms

Etymology