• (America) IPA: /ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/, /ˈmɛnɪˌfoʊld/, /ˈmɛniˌfoʊld/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈmænɪˌfəʊld/

manifold

1. Various in kind#Noun|kind or quality; diverse.

   The manifold meanings of the simple English word set are infamous among dictionary makers.

2. Many in number#Noun|number, numerous; multiple#Adjective|multiple, multiplied#Adjective|multiplied.
   • 1549 March 16, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, “The Supper of the Lorde, and the Holy Communion, Commonly Called the Masse”, in The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: In officina Edowardi Whitchurche […], OCLC 56485293 ↗, folio cxxix, recto ↗:

     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: {{...}

3. complicated#Adjective|Complicated.
4. exhibit#Verb|Exhibited at diverse time#Noun|times or in various ways.
   • c1384, I Petre 4:10 (Wycliffe's Bible ↗):

     ... the manyfold grace of God.

   • 1611, Ephesians 3:10 ↗ ():

     The manifold wisdom of God.

• (various in kind or quality) diverse, various, varied, multiplicitous; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
• (many in number) multiple, numerous; see also Thesaurus:manifold

• onefold
• singlefold

• German: vielfältig, mannigfaltig
• Italian: molteplice, multiforme
• Portuguese: múltiplos, variados
• Russian: разнообра́зный
• Spanish: múltiple

• German: vielfach, vielfältig, wiederkehrend, mannigfach
• Italian: manifesto

manifold

1. Many times; repeatedly.

• frequently, ofttimes; see also Thesaurus:often

manifold (plural manifolds)

1. (historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
2. (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
3. (US, regional, mostly, in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
   • 1830 [https://web.archive.org/web/20040828193511/http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/aee501/sheep.html Anson, Somerset Co. Me.], accessed 12 June 2007

     My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds, the seat of difficulty.

4. (mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space \mathbb{R}^n and is Hausdorff.
5. (computer graphics) A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object

• Russian: ко́пия

• French: collecteur
• German: Verteiler, Sammler
• Italian: collettore
• Portuguese: coletor
• Russian: колле́ктор
• Spanish: colector

• French: variété
• German: Mannigfaltigkeit
• Italian: varietà
• Portuguese: variedade
• Russian: многообра́зие
• Spanish: variedad

manifold (manifolds, present participle manifolding; past and past participle manifolded)

1. (transitive) To make manifold; multiply.
2. (transitive, printing) To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.