adjective
- not involving the use of hands or physical manipulation
- relating to communication methods that do not use hand gestures
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The factory installed nonmanual equipment to increase efficiency.
- Voice recognition software provides a nonmanual way to control computers.
- Nonmanual markers in sign language include facial expressions and body posture.
- The nonmanual aspects of communication are often overlooked.
- Automated systems offer nonmanual solutions to repetitive tasks.
- Eye tracking technology enables nonmanual computer interaction.
- Nonmanual signals convey important grammatical information in ASL.