Waldos, which are a kind of hand-operated robot--and are coming into vogue with surgeons--take their name from an early story of Heinlein's.
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Hand-operated
Synonyms for "hand-operated" (45 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (14)
Adjective(10 words)
hand-controlledhand-drivenhand-irrigatinghuman operatorhuman-guidedmanualmanual data entrymanual demonstrationmanual devicemanual feedback
Noun(4 words)
manual actionmanual basedmanual control inputmanual crank rotation
Related words (22)
Adjective(14 words)
manual formatmanual interactionmanual interpretationmanual languagemanual language structuremanual processesmanual processingmanual wateringmanual watering planmanual-onlymechanical couplingnon-automaticnonpowerednonpowered device
Noun(7 words)
manual instructionsmanual labormanual learning toolsmanual operationmanual selectionmanual watering practicessign-language related
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
2 entriesdevice categorymanual operation
More specific
5 entrieshand-operated caliperhand-operated drillhand-operated lathehand-operated pumphand-operated saw
Collocations
5 entrieshand-operated devicehand-operated drillhand-operated machinehand-operated mechanismhand-operated tool
Inflections
2 entriesmore hand-operatedmost hand-operated
Derivations
2 entrieshand operationhand-operating
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1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
All these level crossings have hand-operated gates, and are manned by crossing-keepers.
Source: wiktionary
The two outside roads have one ton transporter hand-operated cranes, but there is provision for the installation of cranes on the inner roads also.
Source: wiktionary