manifold
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.
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.
to make copies of, as with carbon paper.
Origin of manifold
1synonym study For manifold
Other words for manifold
Opposites for manifold
Other words from manifold
- man·i·fold·ly, adverb
- man·i·fold·ness, noun
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How to use manifold in a sentence
Is infinity this distance carried to the extreme, because it is an innumerable manifoldness?
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)Besides, there is nothing to surprise any one if in spite of that we assert a manifoldness in the divinity.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)From the ball as a symbol of unity, we pass over in a consecutive manner to the manifoldness of form in the cube.
Froebel's Gifts | Kate Douglas WigginThere was something elusive in the manifoldness of his nature.
Lincoln, the Politician | T. Aaron LevyAll living unity is spiritual, not formal; not sameness, but manifoldness.
Sermons Preached at Brighton | Frederick W. Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for manifold
/ (ˈmænɪˌfəʊld) /
of several different kinds; multiple: manifold reasons
having many different forms, features, or elements: manifold breeds of dog
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
maths
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
(tr) to duplicate (a page, book, etc)
to make manifold; multiply
Origin of manifold
1Derived forms of manifold
- manifolder, noun
- manifoldly, adverb
- manifoldness, noun
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Scientific definitions for manifold
[ măn′ə-fōld′ ]
A topological space or surface.
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