man·i·fold /ˈmænəˌfold/
複印本,多種(a.)多種的,有許多部分的,多方面的(vt.)複寫,繁殖,增多
Man·i·fold a.
1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.
O Lord, how manifold are thy works! --Ps. civ. 24.
I know your manifold transgressions. --Amos v. 12.
2. Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number. “The manifold wisdom of God.” --Eph. iii. 10. “The manifold grace of God.” --1 Pet. iv. 10.
Manifold writing, a process or method by which several copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets of coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain paper upon which the marks made by a stylus or a type-writer are transferred; writing several copies of a document at once by use of carbon paper or the like.
Man·i·fold n.
1. A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.
2. Mech. A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others; as, the exhaust manifold of an automobile engine.
3. pl. The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local, U.S.]
Man·i·fold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manifolded p. pr. & vb. n. Manifolding.] To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter.
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manifold
adj : many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold
reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold
intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high
technology" [syn: multiplex]
n 1: a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other
pipes
2: a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple
copies; "an original and two manifolds" [syn: manifold
paper]
3: a set of points such as those of a closed surface or and
analogue in three or more dimensions
v 1: make multiple copies of; "multiply a letter"
2: combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to
multiply his profits" [syn: multiply]