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UK
/mˈænɪfˌəʊld/
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[ US /ˈmænəˌfoʊɫd, ˈmænɪˌfoʊɫd/ ]
[ US /ˈmænəˌfoʊɫd, ˈmænɪˌfoʊɫd/ ]
NOUN
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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 pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
VERB
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make multiple copies of
multiply a letter -
combine or increase by multiplication
He managed to multiply his profits
ADJECTIVE
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many and varied; having many features or forms
manifold reasons
our manifold failings
manifold intelligence
the multiplex opportunities in high technology
How To Use manifold In A Sentence
- Bolts around exhaust manifolds or superchargers get hot and tend to rust.
- The possible moves being not only manifold but involute, the chances of such oversights are multiplied; and in nine cases out of ten it is the more concentrative rather than the more acute player who conquers. The Murders in the Rue Morgue
- The end result is an extremely complex manifold that actually reduces component complexity and trims assembly time.
- The Hamiltonian constraint NH = 0 defines a diffeomorphism structure on spatial manifolds by the lapse function N, but this is not identical to time. Einstein Still Rules, Says Fermi Telescope Team | Universe Today
- The two boys were blind, also, to the manifold glories of Mirror Lake which reposed at their very feet. DUTCH COURAGE
- The best thing about a check jacket is that you can wear it in manifold ways. Times, Sunday Times
- When he produced his first few results on 4-manifolds, the ideas were so new and foreign to geometers and topologists that they merely gazed in bewildered admiration.
- Catalytic converters are being mounted closer to the engines to improve their performance and exhaust manifolds are being integrated into cylinder heads.
- When I conjure in my mind the objections that people I know make to Christianity, I am reminded of my friend on the couch, enervated by life's manifold demands.
- Your eyes are riveted to the fuel and engine gauges - flow meter, mixture, tachometer, manifold pressure.
