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manifold Definition

mani·fold (man′ə fōld′)

adjective

  1. having many and various forms, features, parts, etc. manifold wisdom
  2. of many sorts; many and varied; multifarious: used with a plural noun manifold duties
  3. being such in many and various ways or for many reasons a manifold villain
  4. comprising, consisting of, or operating several units or parts of one kind: said of certain devices

Etymology: ME < OE manigfeald: see many & -fold

noun

  1. something that is manifold
  2. a pipe with one inlet and several outlets or with one outlet and several inlets, for connecting with other pipes, as, in an automobile, for conducting exhausts from each cylinder into a single exhaust pipe

transitive verb

  1. to make manifold; multiply
  2. to make more than one copy of to manifold a letter with carbon paper

manifold Related Forms
man′i·fold′er noun man′i·fold′ly adverb man′i·fold′·ness noun
manifold Synonyms

manifold

modif.

various, numerous, diverse; see complex 1, different 2.

manifold Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • compute: The aim of this project is to provide an algorithm that computes the stable manifold without using the inverse map at all.
  • fit: Lightly grease the top gasket and loosely fit the inlet manifold to the cylinder.
  • remove: Once you have removed the manifolds they are actually quite flat with all of the tubes sitting in the same plane.

Adjective modifier

  • Riemannian: Dr. Chris Wood Chris's interest lies in the study of harmonic mappings between Riemannian manifolds.
  • symplectic: We consider the phenomenon of forced symmetry breaking in a symmetric Hamiltonian system on a symplectic manifold.
  • invariant: Opposite to an unstable manifold, both are types of invariant manifold.
  • hyperbolic: J. Ratcliffe, ' Foundations of hyperbolic manifolds ' ( Springer ).
  • tubular: Tubular manifolds, by design, produce a vast amount of heat in the engine compartment.
  • inertial: In the mathematical literature this set is called an inertial manifold.

Modifies a noun

  • gasket: Tiny coolant capacity leads to head gasket failures, often triggered by water heated inlet manifold gasket giving up.
  • wisdom: Providence is a draft of many pieces; there is the manifold wisdom of God in it.
  • grace: Scripture does say that He has supplied all the saved with the Holy Spirit and all manner of manifold grace.
  • block: Finally, position the carb and gasket on the manifold block.
  • possibility: I find the female energy very powerful with its manifold possibilities.

Noun used with modifier

  • inlet: Secure the inlet manifold evenly do not over tighten.
  • exhaust: Primary in last few months has been the exhaust manifold cracked.
  • intake: The final step is to fit the vacuum pipe from intake manifold to servo.
  • induction: Also bought a ' Boy Racer ' ( TM ) induction manifold pipe - need to get some bits tig'd onto it.
  • valve: The first project involved valve manifolds for multi-media filter vessels.
  • cast: This is a cast aluminum intake manifold to replace the OEM rubber manifold.