manifold

[ man-uh-fohld ]

/ ˈmæn əˌfoʊld /

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adjective

of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.

having numerous different parts, elements, features, forms, etc.: a manifold program for social reform.

using, functioning with, or operating several similar or identical devices at the same time.

(of paper business forms) made up of a number of sheets interleaved with carbon paper.

being such or so designated for many reasons: a manifold enemy.

noun

something having many different parts or features.

a copy or facsimile, as of something written, such as is made by manifolding.

any thin, inexpensive paper for making carbon copies on a typewriter.

Machinery. a chamber having several outlets through which a liquid or gas is distributed or gathered.

Philosophy. (in Kantian epistemology) the totality of discrete items of experience as presented to the mind; the constituents of a sensory experience.

Mathematics. a topological space that is connected and locally Euclidean.Compare locally Euclidean space.

verb (used with object)

to make copies of, as with carbon paper.

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Origin of manifold

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English manigf(e)ald (adjective). See many, -fold

SYNONYMS FOR manifold

1 various, multitudinous.

2 varied, divers, multifarious.

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1 simple, single.

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synonym study for manifold

1. See many.

OTHER WORDS FROM manifold

man·i·fold·ly, adverbman·i·fold·ness, noun

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Manifold the wonders,” said Sophocles, “nothing towers more wondrous than man!
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First, the Texas governor will have to explain away the manifold gaffes and failures from his last presidential campaign.
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But the accomplishments this group has managed to achieve in a very short time are manifold.
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My first son was about to be born, and I was terrified that my manifold inadequacies as a man would sabotage my success as a dad.
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Tributes to Barzun, who authored a massive shelf full of books from 1932-2004, will and have been manifold.
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The breech-loader has manifold advantages over the muzzle-loader in a wild country.
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A good thing develops itself in infinite and unexpected shapes of good; a bad thing into manifold and astounding evils.
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One was the Tree, or the representation of the divine emanations in their manifold and intricate complexities.
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It is a circumstance, this court favor, worth considering in the poet's life, as the antecedent to his manifold spirit of piety.
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The manifold of the special senses and the primary manifold are radically distinct.
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British Dictionary definitions for manifold

manifold

/ (ˈmænɪˌfəʊld) /

adjective formal

of several different kinds; multiplemanifold reasons

having many different forms, features, or elementsmanifold breeds of dog

noun

something having many varied parts, forms, or features

a copy of a page, book, etc

a chamber or pipe with a number of inlets or outlets used to collect or distribute a fluid. In an internal-combustion engine the inlet manifold carries the vaporized fuel from the carburettor to the inlet ports and the exhaust manifold carries the exhaust gases away

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a collection of objects or a set
a topological space having specific properties

(in the philosophy of Kant) the totality of the separate elements of sensation which are then organized by the active mind and conceptualized as a perception of an external object

verb

(tr) to duplicate (a page, book, etc)

to make manifold; multiply

Derived forms of manifold

manifolder, nounmanifoldly, adverbmanifoldness, noun

Word Origin for manifold

Old English manigfeald. See many, -fold

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manifold

[ măn′ə-fōld′ ]

A topological space or surface.

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