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manifold definition

mani·fold (man′ə fōld′)

adjective

  1. having many and various forms, features, parts, etc. manifold wisdom
  2. of many sorts; many and varied; multifarious: used with a plural noun manifold duties
  3. being such in many and various ways or for many reasons a manifold villain
  4. comprising, consisting of, or operating several units or parts of one kind: said of certain devices

Etymology: ME < OE manigfeald: see many & -fold

noun

  1. something that is manifold
  2. a pipe with one inlet and several outlets or with one outlet and several inlets, for connecting with other pipes, as, in an automobile, for conducting exhausts from each cylinder into a single exhaust pipe

transitive verb

  1. to make manifold; multiply
  2. to make more than one copy of to manifold a letter with carbon paper

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manifold Synonyms

manifold

modif.

various, numerous, diverse; see complex 1, different 2.


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manifold Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • compute: The aim of this project is to provide an algorithm that computes the stable manifold without using the inverse map at all.

Adjective modifier

  • Riemannian: Dr. Chris Wood Chris's interest lies in the study of harmonic mappings between Riemannian manifolds.

Modifies a noun

  • gasket: Tiny coolant capacity leads to head gasket failures, often triggered by water heated inlet manifold gasket giving up.

Noun used with modifier

  • inlet: Secure the inlet manifold evenly do not over tighten.
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