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manifold
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
manifold
man‧i‧fold
1
/
ˈmænəfəʊld
$
-foʊld
/
adjective
formal
LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT
many and of different kinds
The reasons for this situation are manifold.
Examples from the Corpus
manifold
•
Such
emblems
were
manifold
and she was
embarrassed
by their
riches
.
•
The
Universe
is one
organic
whole, no matter how
diverse
and widely
differing
its
manifold
aspects
may seem to be.
•
The
tactical
mistakes
made in attempting to
implement
this program were
manifold
, but more important was the
strategic
error
.
•
Some
females
are firm in
monogamy
, but many more go in for
manifold
males.
•
the
manifold
possibilities
in life
•
Boost
is
engine
manifold
pressure
, a
key
ingredient
in the
maintenance
of
horsepower
and ultimately,
miles
per hour.
•
The individual
bees
appear very
purposeful
in carrying out their
manifold
tasks
...
•
In
addition
to his
manifold
welfare
activities, Gandhi also gave his
energy
to the
Congress
party.
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Motor vehicles
manifold
manifold
2
noun
[
countable
]
technical
TTC
an
arrangement
of pipes through which
gases
enter or leave a car engine
Examples from the Corpus
manifold
•
Calculation
of the
curvature
of the
center
manifold
shows that this
periodic
solution
is an attractor.
•
an
exhaust
manifold
•
Exhaust gases are then subjected to an air
injection
which
encourages
unburnt
fuel
to
ignite
in the exhaust
manifold
.
•
This is
detected
with a special
sensor
in the exhaust
manifold
.
•
The exhaust
manifold
gave an
explosive
belch
and went
silent
.
•
Having
located
the air
intake
manifold
we noticed a
significant
difference between the
diagrams
in the
manuals
and our engine.
•
It laid the
foundations
of topology, the
differential
geometry
of
manifolds
and the
theory
of space-time and
gravitation
.
•
The
manifold
consists
of a group of
parallel
tubes
of precisely known
inner
diameter
.
Origin
manifold
1
Old English
manigfeald
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