Manifold

Noun

 * 1)  A copy made by the manifold writing process.
 * 2)  A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
 * 3) 🇺🇸 The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
 * 4) * 1830 Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
 * My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds, the seat of difficulty.
 * 1)  A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space $$\mathbb{R}^n$$ and is Hausdorff.

Derived terms

 * manifolder

Adjective

 * 1) Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated; diverse.
 * The manifold meanings of the simple English word set are infamous among dictionary makers.
 * 1) Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
 * c1384 ... the manyfold grace of God. — I Petre 4:10 (Wycliffe's Bible)
 * 1611 The manifold wisdom of God. — Ephesians 3:10. (King James Bible)

Derived terms

 * manifold writing

Adverb

 * 1) Many times; repeatedly.
 * 2) * 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.xii:
 * when his daughter deare he does behold, / Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold.

Verb

 * 1)  To make manifold; multiply.
 * 2)  To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.

Thesaurus
allotropic, assorted, divers, diverse, diversified, diversiform, heteromorphic, heteromorphous, increased, many, many-sided, metamorphic, metamorphotic, miscellaneous, multifarious, multifold, multiform, multiphase, multiple, multiplex, multiplied, multitudinous, numerous, polymorphic, polymorphous, polynomial, protean, proteiform, sundry, varied, various

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"m{nI%fold/}}
 * , {{SAMPA|/"m{nI%f@Uld/}}

Etymology 1
From, from manigfeald:, from  + , equivalent to. Cognate with manecvalt:,  margfaldr:. Compare also menigvoudig:,  mangfoldig:,  mångfaldig:.

Etymology 2
From manifolden:, from  manigfealdan:, equivalent to. Cognate with manecvalten:,  margfalda:,  mångfaldiga:.

Noun

 * Turkish: teksir


 * Portuguese: coletor
 * Russian:


 * Spanish: colector


 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: sokaság


 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: многуобразие
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: variedade
 * Russian: многообразие
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Adjective

 * Dutch:, , veelvoudig,
 * German: ,


 * Hungarian:, sokfajta
 * Italian: ,


 * Hungarian:


 * Italian:

Verb

 * Czech: rozmnožit