Ma-nip'ū-lā'tion, n.
n. [Fr. manipulation, Sp. manipulacion, It. manipolazione.] 1. The act of manipulating; 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.
Sense 2. (Mining.) A particular manner of digging ore.