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manifold
[ man-uh-fohld ]
adjective
- of many kinds; numerous and varied:
manifold duties.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- having numerous different parts, elements, features, forms, etc.:
a manifold program for social reform.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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.
manifold
/ ˈæɪˌəʊ /
adjective
- of several different kinds; multiple
manifold reasons
- having many different forms, features, or elements
manifold 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
- 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
verb
- tr to duplicate (a page, book, etc)
- to make manifold; multiply
manifold
/ ă′ə-ō′ /
- A topological space or surface.
Derived Forms
- ˈԾˌڴDZ, adverb
- ˈԾˌڴDZԱ, noun
- ˈԾˌڴDZ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- i·ڴDZl adverb
- i·ڴDZn noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of manifold1
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Example Sentences
Hurley’s talents were manifold — he designed and illustrated most of his charming hand-drawn album art, and learned a diversity of instruments including banjo and fiddle.
Deltopia’s dangers are manifold and include steep coastal bluffs, drug overdoses, excessive drinking and outbreaks of violence, according to a warning issued by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
A writer of experimental collages on the manifold nature of the Black experience, Parks contended in a style guide to her tricky, unorthodox early work that “language is a physical act.”
His policies were seen to centre around the middle class and the poor - he approved manifold increase in salaries of central employees, kept inflation in check and introduced landmark schemes on educations and jobs.
District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has the unenviable task of trying to apply the court’s delphic opinion to the manifold allegations in Smith’s indictment.
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