manifold
adverb
- topological space that at each point resembles Euclidean space
adjective
- varied, having many features or forms
noun
- topological space that at each point resembles Euclidean space (unspecified type)
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/ / /ˈmɛnɪˌfoʊld/ / /ˈmɛniˌfoʊld/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English manifold, from Old English maniġfeald (“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”), from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt (“manifold”), Icelandic margfaldr (“multiple”). Compare also German mannigfaltig (“various”), Dutch menigvoudig (“various”), Danish mangefold (“multiple”), Swedish mångfald (“diversity”).
- Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.
“The manifold meanings of the English word set are infamous among lexicographers.”
“[E]ch man as he receyuede grace, mynistringe ‘it in to ech other, as goode dispenderes of the manyfolde grace of God.”
- Many in number; numerous.
“And although we be vnworthy (through our manyfolde ſynnes) to offre vnto thee any Sacryfice: Yet we beſeche thee to accepte thys our bounden duetie and ſeruice: and commande theſe our prayers and ſupplicacions, by the Miniſtery of thy holy Angels, to be brought vp into thy holy Tabernacle before the ſyght of thy dyuine maieſtie: […]”
- Complicated.
adv
Etymology: From Middle English manifold, from Old English maniġfeald (“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”), from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt (“manifold”), Icelandic margfaldr (“multiple”). Compare also German mannigfaltig (“various”), Dutch menigvoudig (“various”), Danish mangefold (“multiple”), Swedish mångfald (“diversity”).
- Many times; repeatedly.
“when his daughter deare he does behold, / Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold.”
“It was found necessary to clear the entire piers from the mass of onlookers, or else the fatalities of the night would have been increased manifold.”
name
Etymology: Unknown.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A river in Staffordshire, England, a tributary of the River Dove; in full, the River Manifold.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English manifold, from Old English maniġfeald (“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”), from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt (“manifold”), Icelandic margfaldr (“multiple”). Compare also German mannigfaltig (“various”), Dutch menigvoudig (“various”), Danish mangefold (“multiple”), Swedish mångfald (“diversity”).
- A copy made by the manifold writing process.
- A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs and outputs.
- The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
“My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds, the seat of difficulty.”
- A Hausdorff topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space ℝⁿ.
- A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object
verb
Etymology: From Middle English manifolden, from Old English maniġfealdan (“to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward”), equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalten, Icelandic margfalda (“to multiply”), Swedish mångfaldiga (“to manifold, reproduce”).
- To make manifold; multiply.
- To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.