manipulatoryadj.

Brit.

/məˈnɪpjᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/məˈnɪpjələˌtɔri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: manipulation n., -ory suffix², manipulate v.

Etymology: In sense 1 probably < manipulat- (in manipulation n.) + -ory suffix²; in sense 2 < manipulate v. + -ory suffix².

†1. That may be held in the hand. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1808 Fashionable Biogr. 90 Every newspaper records their discoveries: every manipulatory publication (vulgó hand-bill) teems with their praises.

2. Relating to or involving manipulation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > equipment or apparatus > [adjective] > relating to handling of apparatus

manipulatory1827

manipulative1836

the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [adjective] > examination by touch

manipulatory1827

palpatory1875

palpating1887

palpable1897

manipulated1899

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [adjective]

manipular1831

manipulative1836

manipulatory1881

1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. i. 24 A notion of the most necessary furniture of a small laboratory..may..be gathered from the manipulatory parts of the present work.

1838 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 225 To accompany him to the North London Hospital..to see Dr. Elliotson's manipulatory experiments.

1881 J. Tyndall Ess. Floating Matter of Air 233 Even with considerable care and fairly disciplined manipulatory skill, success is not invariable.

1893 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 24 Nov. 748/2 In addition to photographic and manipulatory difficulties, the nausea of sea-sickness..has to be contended against.

1917 Amer. Math. Monthly 24 55 No wide-awake teacher would deny that such manipulatory expertness is only an incident and not the real substance of algebra.

1963 Current Anthropol. 4 297/1 Man walks fully erect on two feet, thus releasing his forelimbs with opposable thumbs from the task of walking and putting them to full-time duty as manipulatory organs.

1984 A. Cottrell Social Classes in Marxist Theory (BNC) 190 ‘Industrial Democracy’ is the site of a potentially fruitful struggle, not merely a manipulatory diversion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manipulatory
释义	manipulatoryadj. Brit. /məˈnɪpjᵿlət(ə)ri/, U.S. /məˈnɪpjələˌtɔri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: manipulation n., -ory suffix², manipulate v. Etymology: In sense 1 probably < manipulat- (in manipulation n.) + -ory suffix²; in sense 2 < manipulate v. + -ory suffix². †1. That may be held in the hand. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1808 Fashionable Biogr. 90 Every newspaper records their discoveries: every manipulatory publication (vulgó hand-bill) teems with their praises. 2. Relating to or involving manipulation. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > equipment or apparatus > [adjective] > relating to handling of apparatus manipulatory1827 manipulative1836 the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [adjective] > examination by touch manipulatory1827 palpatory1875 palpating1887 palpable1897 manipulated1899 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [adjective] manipular1831 manipulative1836 manipulatory1881 1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. i. 24 A notion of the most necessary furniture of a small laboratory..may..be gathered from the manipulatory parts of the present work. 1838 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 225 To accompany him to the North London Hospital..to see Dr. Elliotson's manipulatory experiments. 1881 J. Tyndall Ess. Floating Matter of Air 233 Even with considerable care and fairly disciplined manipulatory skill, success is not invariable. 1893 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 24 Nov. 748/2 In addition to photographic and manipulatory difficulties, the nausea of sea-sickness..has to be contended against. 1917 Amer. Math. Monthly 24 55 No wide-awake teacher would deny that such manipulatory expertness is only an incident and not the real substance of algebra. 1963 Current Anthropol. 4 297/1 Man walks fully erect on two feet, thus releasing his forelimbs with opposable thumbs from the task of walking and putting them to full-time duty as manipulatory organs. 1984 A. Cottrell Social Classes in Marxist Theory (BNC) 190 ‘Industrial Democracy’ is the site of a potentially fruitful struggle, not merely a manipulatory diversion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1808
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