| manifold | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. manifold | a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes. |
| ~ exhaust manifold | a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe. |
| ~ inlet manifold | manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders. |
| ~ intake manifold | a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ pipage, pipe, piping | a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.. |
| n. (substance) | 2. manifold, manifold paper | a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies.; "an original and two manifolds" |
| ~ paper | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. |
| n. (group) | 3. manifold | a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions. |
| ~ mathematical space, topological space | (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind.; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional" |
| v. (change) | 4. manifold | make multiple copies of.; "multiply a letter" |
| ~ re-create, copy | make a replica of.; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" |
| v. (change) | 5. manifold, multiply | combine or increase by multiplication.; "He managed to multiply his profits" |
| ~ increase | make bigger or more.; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
| ~ double, duplicate | increase twofold.; "The population doubled within 50 years" |
| ~ triple, treble | increase threefold.; "Triple your income!" |
| ~ quadruple | increase fourfold.; "His stock earning quadrupled" |
| ~ quintuple | increase fivefold.; "The population of China quintupled" |
| ~ proliferate | cause to grow or increase rapidly.; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms" |
| adj. | 6. manifold, multiplex | many and varied; having many features or forms.; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology" |
| ~ multiple | having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual.; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" |
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