Manifold

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manifold \Man"i*fold\, a. [AS. manigfeald. See {Many}, and
     {Fold}.]
     1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous;
        multiplied; complicated.
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              O Lord, how manifold are thy works!   --Ps. civ. 24.
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              I know your manifold transgressions.  --Amos v. 12.
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     2. Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to
        qualify nouns in the singular number. "The manifold wisdom
        of God." --Eph. iii. 10. "The manifold grace of God." --1
        Pet. iv. 10.
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     {Manifold writing}, a process or method by which several
        copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets of
        coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain
        paper upon which the marks made by a stylus or a
        type-writer are transferred; writing several copies of a
        document at once by use of carbon paper or the like.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manifold \Man"i*fold\, n.
     1. A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.
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     2. (Mech.) A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of
        lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several
        others; as, the exhaust manifold of an automobile engine.
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     3. pl. The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local, U.S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manifold \Man"i*fold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manifolded}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Manifolding}.]
     To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to
     manifold a letter.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manifold
       adj : many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold
             reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold
             intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high
             technology" [syn: {multiplex}]
       n 1: a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other
            pipes
       2: a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple
          copies; "an original and two manifolds" [syn: {manifold
          paper}]
       3: a set of points such as those of a closed surface or and
          analogue in three or more dimensions
       v 1: make multiple copies of; "multiply a letter"
       2: combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to
          multiply his profits" [syn: {multiply}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "manifold":
     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