manifold

Plural: manifolds

Noun

• a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
• a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies
  • "an original and two manifolds"
• a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions
• A copy made by the manifold writing process.
• A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs and outputs.
• The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
• A Hausdorff topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space ℝⁿ.
• A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object

Verb

Verb Forms: manifolded, manifolding, manifolds

• To make many copies of a document simultaneously.
• make multiple copies of
• combine or increase by multiplication
• To make manifold; multiply.
• To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.

Adjective Satellite

• many and varied; having many features or forms
  • "manifold reasons"
  • "our manifold failings"
  • "manifold intelligence"

Adj

• Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.
• Many in number; numerous.
• Complicated.

Adv

• Many times; repeatedly.

Examples

• If only you could MANIFOLD your best tiles, every Scrabble game would be a breeze.
• The manifold meanings of the English word set are infamous among lexicographers.

Synonyms

manifold paper, multiplex, multiply, diverse, feelefold, frequently, heterogeneous, manifold, many, manyfold, morefold, multiple, multiplicate, multiplicitous, multiplied, numbersome, numerous, often, ofttimes, several, varied, various

Antonyms

onefold, singlefold

Related Words

a lot, lot

Anagrams of manifold