manipulation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: manipulation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for manipulation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
manipulation n exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous" Synonym(s): manipulation, use the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means Synonym(s): handling, manipulation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manipulation \Manip`ula"tion\, n. [Cf. F. manipulation.] 1. The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art. Manipulation is to the chemist like the external senses to the mind. --Whewell. 2. The use of the hands in mesmeric operations. 3. Artful management; as, the manipulation of political bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.