manifold
[ˈmænɪˌfəʊld]
adj
of several different kinds; multiple
manifold reasons
having many different forms, features, or elements
manifold breeds of dog
n
something having many varied parts, forms, or features
a copy of a page, book, etc
a chamber or pipe with a number of inlets or outlets used to collect or distribute a fluid. In an internal-combustion engine the inlet manifold carries the vaporized fuel from the carburettor to the inlet ports and the exhaust manifold carries the exhaust gases away
a collection of objects or a set.a topological space having specific properties
(in the philosophy of Kant) the totality of the separate elements of sensation which are then organized by the active mind and conceptualized as a perception of an external object
vb
to duplicate (a page, book, etc)
to make manifold; multiply
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