manual dexterity
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- noun
- /ˈmæn.ju.əl dɛkˈstɛr.ɪ.ti/
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destreza manual
- Working with jewelry no doubt required him to develop the manual dexterity he needed to cut punches.
Examples
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The surgeon's manual dexterity is crucial for performing delicate procedures during operations.
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As their manual dexterity increases, these students need to be given greater challenges to master.
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Without them, my education in manual dexterity and putting things together was terribly lacking.
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For her age, she lacked manual dexterity and lagged severely behind in her reading and writing skills.
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The results substantiate that specific movements, executed by performing the tissue paper balls, may lead to increased manual dexterity.
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The intervention for FMS was found to be an effective way to increase manual dexterity and active and passive range of index and thumb motion on the dominant side.
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The manual dexterity (upper limb dexterity) was assessed by using the Purdue Pegboard Tests (PPTs).
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Children often improve their manual dexterity by playing with building blocks and similar toys.
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Activities such as knitting and drawing can enhance a person's manual dexterity significantly.
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Morphology
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'manual' means performed by hand and 'dexterity' means skill in physical tasks, so the combined meaning of skillful hand use follows directly from the constituents. This adjective+noun construction is common cross-linguistically and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Manual dexterity comes from words that mean manual ('hand') and dexterity ('skill'). Imagine hands moving quickly and carefully, like a pianist's fingers or a surgeon's steady hands. That's why it now means 'skill and ease in using the hands'.