[syn: manifold, multiplex]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
manifold
adj 1: many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold
reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold
intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high
technology" [syn: manifold, 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, manifold]
3: a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an
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, manifold]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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