Manifold
['mænɪfəʊld] or ['mænɪfold]
Definition
(noun.) a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes.
(noun.) a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions.
(verb.) make multiple copies of; 'multiply a letter'.
(adj.) many and varied; having many features or forms; 'manifold reasons'; 'our manifold failings'; 'manifold intelligence'; 'the multiplex opportunities in high technology' .
Inputed by Huntington--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.
(a.) Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number.
(n.) A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.
(n.) A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others.
(n.) The third stomach of a ruminant animal.
(v. t.) To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter.
Edited by Jeffrey
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Numerous, multiplied, various, many, of divers kinds.
Inputed by Jeanine
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Numerous, multiplied, multigenous, multifarious, varied, various,multitudinous, sundry, divers, {[i]?},[See {[T]?}], Few, scant, rare, scarce,uniform, limited, manipulate,[See HANDLE_and_MANAGE]
Checker: Ophelia
Definition
adj. various in kind or quality: many in number: multiplied.—adj. Man′ifolded (Spens.) having many folds or complications.—adv. Man′ifoldly.—n. Man′ifoldness.
Checker: Tanya
Examples
- Darwin's account of his adventures and manifold observations is so informal, so rich in detail, as not to admit of summary. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Forward they went--tramp, tramp--with mustering, manifold, slow-filing tread. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But their feet rang harshly in manifold sound, along the pavement. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- With others who have given much attention to this remarkable reed, I believe that in its manifold uses the bamboo is the world's greatest dendral benefactor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A Castle in the Air Manifold are the cares of wealth and state. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Moreover, ineradicable connection with the changing, the inexplicably shifting, and with the manifold, the diverse, clings to experience. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This is a well-known article of commerce, used in mercantile establishments for the stamping of consecutive, duplicate, and manifold numbers on checks and other documents. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It has, however, been rotated out of existence by manifolding carbon paper, and the almost universal use of the typewriter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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