manifold

Very many in number.

• The benefits are manifold.
• They faced manifold difficulties on their journey.
• She thanked him for his manifold acts of kindness.

Similar words: many, numerous

Opposites: few

Common phrases: manifold benefits, manifold problems, manifold reasons

Existing in many different kinds or forms.

• The festival celebrates art in its manifold forms.
• She explored the manifold meanings of the symbol.
• The museum reflects the manifold traditions of the region.

Similar words: diverse, varied, various

Opposites: uniform

Common phrases: manifold forms, manifold meanings, manifold varieties

Having many connected parts that make something difficult to understand or deal with.

• The machine had a manifold structure.
• They struggled to explain the manifold arrangement of the offices.
• His manifold argument required several pages of explanation.

Similar words: complicated, complex, intricate

Opposites: simple

Common phrases: manifold structure, manifold problem, manifold arrangement

A part with several openings that joins pipes and directs liquid or gas between them.

• The manifold has a small leak.
• He replaced the engine’s exhaust manifold.
• Several pipes connect to the same manifold.

Common phrases: intake manifold, exhaust manifold, manifold pressure

A mathematical space where each small region has the form of ordinary flat space.

• A circle is a one-dimensional manifold.
• The mathematician studied smooth manifolds.
• Each small region of this manifold has a familiar geometric structure.

Common phrases: smooth manifold, differentiable manifold, compact manifold

A digital shape made of connected flat pieces that form the complete outer surface of a solid object.

• The mesh forms a closed manifold.
• This manifold represents the outer surface of the model.
• The designer checked that every edge belonged to the manifold.

Common phrases: closed manifold, polygon manifold, mesh manifold

Many times, or by a large number of times.

• Their wealth increased manifold.
• The harvest had grown manifold since the new methods were introduced.
• He repeated the warning manifold, yet nobody listened.

Similar words: many times, repeatedly

Common phrases: increase manifold, multiply manifold, grow manifold

To make something much more numerous or increase its amount.

• They sought to manifold their wealth.
• The new method manifolded the available resources.
• Better tools could manifold the benefits of their work.

Similar words: multiply, increase

Opposites: reduce

Common phrases: manifold something, manifold the benefits