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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries수동 스위치
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sudong seuwichi
"비상 시에는 수동 스위치를 사용하십시오."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device used to turn an electrical circuit or mechanical system on and off, or to direct its flow, operated directly by hand rather than automatically.
"In the event of a power failure, the backup generator can be activated using the manual switch on the main panel." - 2
A physical control mechanism that allows an operator to override an automated system and take direct control.
"The pilots engaged the manual switch to pilot the aircraft through the severe turbulence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'manual' (from Latin 'manualis', pertaining to the hand, from 'manus') and 'switch' (from Middle Low German 'swick', a flexible twig or a shifting device). The compound term emerged in the industrial era to denote a mechanical or electrical control operated directly by human intervention rather than automation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Manual switch" is said worldwide
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commutateur manuel
Transliteration: kom.y.ta.tœʁ ma.nɥɛl
"Il faut actionner le commutateur manuel pour démarrer la machine."
Handschalter
Transliteration: /ˈhantˌʃaltɐ/
"Das System kann auch über einen Handschalter bedient werden."
interruttore manuale
Transliteration: in.ter.rutˈtoː.re maˈnu.a.le
"Usare l'interruttore manuale in caso di emergenza."
interruptor manual
Transliteration: in.te.rupˈtoɾ maˈnwal
"La bomba se puede encender mediante un interruptor manual."
interruptor manual
Transliteration: ĩ.te.ʁuˈpɾi.toɾ ma.nuˈaw
"O operador ativou o interruptor manual para reiniciar o sistema."
मैनुअल स्विच
Transliteration: mainual svich
"मशीन को चालू करने के लिए मैनुअल स्विच का उपयोग करें।"
手动开关
Transliteration: shǒu dòng kāi guān
"操作员必须按下手动开关才能启动设备。"
수동 스위치
Transliteration: sudong seuwichi
"비상 시에는 수동 스위치를 사용하십시오."
手動スイッチ
Transliteration: shudō suicchi
"自動運転から手動スイッチに切り替えてください。"
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