Look up: manifold

1. manifold
   [adj] - many and varied 2. [n] - a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes 3. [v] - make multiple copies of
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2. manifold
   A branched collection of pipes for inlet or exhaust gases.
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3. manifold
   1. an accessory system of piping to a main piping system (or another conductor) that serves to divide a flow into several parts, to combine several flows into one, or to reroute a flow to any one of several possible destinations. 2. a pipe fitting with several side outlets to connect it with other pipes. 3. a fitting on an internal combustion engine made to receive exhaust gases from several cylinders.
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4. Manifold
   A header with outlets or branches to which a number of cylinders of gas may be connected.
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5. Manifold
   A pipe spool in which a number of incoming pipes are combined to feed to a common output line.
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6. manifold
   that part of a pipe system to which several branches are connected Category: Mechanical engineering • term applied to very thin glazed tissues which may be slightly waxed or not,wove or laid,used for duplicating work,especially interleaving for use with two-sided carbon paper,using a met...
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7. Manifold
   Man'i·fold adjective [ Anglo-Saxon manigfeald . See Many , and Fold .] 1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated. « O Lord, how manifold are thy works!» Ps. ci...
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8. Manifold
   Man'i·fold noun 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. 3. plural The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [ Local, U.S.]
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9. Manifold
   Man'i·fold transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Manifolded ; present participle & verbal noun Manifolding .] To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter.
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10. manifold
    1. A copy of a writing made by the manifold process. ... 2. <mechanics> A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others. ... 3. The third stomach of a ruminant animal. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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11. manifold
    multiplex adjective many and varied; having many features or forms; `manifold reasons`; `our manifold failings`; `manifold intelligence`; `the multiplex opportunities in high technology`
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12. manifold
    noun a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
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13. manifold
    noun a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions
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14. Manifold
    • (n.) A copy of a writing made by the manifold process. • (v. t.) To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to manifold a letter. • (n.) The third stomach of a ruminant animal. • (a.) Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated. ...
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15. manifold
    in mathematics, topological space equipped with a family of local coordinate systems that are related to each other by coordinate transformations ... [10 related articles]
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16. Manifold
    a filter assembly containing multiple ports and integral relating components which services more than one fluid circuit.
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17. Manifold
    (automotive) In automotive engineering, an `intake manifold` or `inlet manifold` is the part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders. An `exhaust manifold` collects the exhaust gases from multiple cylinders into one pipe. The word manifold comes from the Old En...
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18. Manifold
    (disambiguation) A `manifold` is an abstract mathematical space which, in a close-up view, resembles the spaces described by Euclidean geometry. `Manifold` may also refer to: Science and engineering: Media: Software: Places: People:
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19. Manifold
    In mathematics (specifically in differential geometry and topology), a `manifold` is a topological space that on a small enough scale resembles the Euclidean space of a specific dimension, called the dimension of the manifold. Thus, a line and a circle are one-dimensional manifolds, a plane and sphe...
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20. Manifold
    (scuba) In scuba diving a `manifold` is used to connect two diving cylinders (tanks) with breathing gas, providing a greater amount of gas for longer dive times and greater safety due to redundancy. Diving with two or more cylinders is associated with technical diving. Function: Longer and de...
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21. Manifold
    (general engineering) manifold A `manifold`, in systems for moving fluids or gases is a junction of pipes or channels, typically bringing one into many or many into one. Applications: See also:
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22. Manifold
    (magazine) `Manifold` was a mathematical magazine published at the University of Warwick. Its philosophy was "It is possible to be serious about mathematics, without being solemn." Its best known editor was the mathematician Ian Stewart who edited the magazine in the late 196...
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