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{{also|-manifold}}
==English==

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{context|now historical}} A [[copy]] made by the manifold writing process.
# {{mechanics}} A pipe [[fitting]] or similar [[device]] that connects multiple [[input]]s or [[output]]s.
# {{US|regional|plural}} The third [[stomach]] of a [[ruminant]] animal, an [[omasum]].
#* '''1830''' [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.''
# {{mathematics}} A [[topological space]] that looks [[local]]ly like the "ordinary" [[Euclidean space]] <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> and is [[Hausdorff]].

====Derived terms====
* [[manifolder]]
* {{l|en|manifoldly}}
* {{l|en|manifoldness}}

====Adjective====
{{en-adj}}

# [[various|Various]] in [[kind]] or [[quality]]; [[many]] in number; [[numerous]]; [[multiplied]]; [[complicated]]; [[diverse]].
#: ''The '''manifold''' meanings of the simple English word set are infamous among dictionary makers.''
# [[exhibit|Exhibited]] at diverse times or in various ways.
#: c1384 ''... the manyfold grace of God.'' — I Petre 4:10 ([http://wesley.nnu.edu/biblical_studies/wycliffe/ Wycliffe's Bible])
#: 1611 ''The manifold wisdom of God.'' — [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_%28King_James%29/Ephesians?oldid=448367#Chapter_3 Ephesians 3:10]. (King James Bible)
<!-- defs from Webster 1913 -->

====Derived terms====
* [[manifold writing]]

====Adverb====
{{en-adv}}

# Many times; [[repeatedly]].
#* '''1590''', Edmund Spenser, ''The Faerie Queene'', I.xii:
#*: when his daughter deare he does behold, / Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth '''manifold'''.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{transitive}} To make manifold; [[multiply]].
# {{transitive|printing}} To multiply or [[reproduce]] impressions of by a single operation.

===Thesaurus===
[[allotropic]], [[assorted]], [[divers]], [[diverse]], [[diversified]], [[diversiform]], [[heteromorphic]], [[heteromorphous]], [[increased]], [[many]], [[many-sided]], [[metamorphic]], [[metamorphotic]], [[miscellaneous]], [[multifarious]], [[multifold]], [[multiform]], [[multiphase]], [[multiple]], [[multiplex]], [[multiplied]], [[multitudinous]], [[numerous]], [[polymorphic]], [[polymorphous]], [[polynomial]], [[protean]], [[proteiform]], [[sundry]], [[varied]], [[various]]

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|manyfold}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|GenAm}} {{IPA|/ˈmænɪˌfold/}}, {{SAMPA|/"m{nI%fold/}}
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/ˈmænɪˌfəʊld/}}, {{SAMPA|/"m{nI%f@Uld/}}
* {{audio|En-us-manifold.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{hyphenation|man|i|fold}}
* {{rhymes|ænɪfoʊld}}
* {{homophones|manyfold}}
{{rfp|not all senses are pronounced the same in my (US) accent, certainly not all homophones of manyfold|lang=en}}
 

===Etymology 1===
From {{etyl|enm}}, from {{etyl|ang}} {{term|manigfeald|maniġfeald|manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|managaz|many|lang=en}} + {{proto|Germanic|title=|-falþaz|-fold|lang=en}}, equivalent to {{suffix|many|fold|lang=-}}. Cognate with {{etyl|gmh|-}} {{term|manecvalt||manifold|lang=gmh}}, {{etyl|is|-}} {{term|margfaldr||multiple|lang=is}}. Compare also {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|menigvoudig||various|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|da|-}} {{term|mangfoldig||diverse|lang=da}}, {{etyl|sv|-}} {{term|mångfaldig||multiple, manifold, diverse|lang=sv}}. 

===Etymology 2===
From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|manifolden|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang}} {{term|manigfealdan|maniġfealdan|to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward|lang=ang}}, equivalent to {{suffix|many|fold|lang=-}}. Cognate with {{etyl|gmh|-}} {{term|manecvalten|lang=gmh}}, {{etyl|is|-}} {{term|margfalda||to multiply|lang=is}}, {{etyl|sv|-}} {{term|mångfaldiga||to manifold, reproduce|lang=sv}}. 

==Translations==
====Noun====
{{trans-top|copy made by the manifold writing process}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|teksir}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|pipe fitting}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|coletor|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|коллектор|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|colector|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|omasum}}

{{trans-top|topological space}}
* Czech: {{t-|cs|varieta|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|mangfoldighed|c}}
* Dutch: {{t-|nl|variëteit|f}}
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|monisto}}
* French: {{t+|fr|variété|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Mannigfaltigkeit|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|sokaság}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|varietà}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|многуобразие|n|tr=mnoguobrázie}}
* Polish: {{t-|pl|rozmaitość|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|variedade|f}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|многообразие|n|tr=mnogoobrazie|sc=Cyrl}}
* Spanish: {{t-|es|variedad|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|mångfald|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Adjective====
{{trans-top|various in kind or quality}}
* Dutch: {{t-|nl|veelvuldig}}, {{t-|nl|talrijk}}, {{t|nl|veelvoudig}}, {{t-|nl|divers}}
* German: {{t+|de|vielfältig}},  {{t+|de|mannigfaltig}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|sokféle}},  {{t|hu|sokfajta}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|molteplice}}, {{t-|it|multiforme}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|exhibited at diverse times or in various ways}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|sokszor}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|manifesto}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Verb====
{{trans-top|multiply}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|rozmnožit}}
{{trans-bottom}}

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