manifold
To make manifold; multiplyTo make manifold; multiply.
» The novel gives a manifold picture of human life.
Dieser Roman zeigt ein vielfältiges Bild des menschlichen Lebens. — samueldora
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2 senses(transitive)To make manifold; multiply.
vervielfältigen, vervielfachen
make multiple copies of
(transitive)To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.
Examples
6 sentencesThe novel gives a manifold picture of human life.
deDieser Roman zeigt ein vielfältiges Bild des menschlichen Lebens. — samueldora
In calculus, the term varifold is a portmanteau of "variational manifold."
The benefits will be manifold.
A distance-preserving diffeomorphism between two Riemannian manifolds is called an isometry.
deEinen Abstand bewahrenden Diffeomorphismus zwischen zwei Riemannschen Mannigfaltigkeiten bezeichnet man als Isometrie. — hjoest
A manifold is like a three-layer cake: on the bottom, a set; in the middle, a topology; on top, an atlas.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English manifolden, from Old English maniġfealdan (“to multiply, abound, increFrom Middle English manifolden, from Old English maniġfealdan (“to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward”), equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalten, Icelandic margfalda (“to multiply”), Swedish mångfaldiga (“to manifold, reproduce”).
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Forms
manifolds, manifolding, manifolded, manifolded| Base form | manifold · to manifold |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | manifolds |
| Present participle | manifolding |
| Past simple | manifolded |
| Past participle | manifolded |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle