having many different forms, features, or elements
manifold breeds of dog
noun
3.
something having many varied parts, forms, or features
4.
a copy of a page, book, etc
5.
a chamber or pipe with a number of inlets or outlets used to collect or distribute a fluid. In an internal-combustion engine the inlet manifold carries the vaporized fuel from the carburettor to the inlet ports and the exhaust manifold carries the exhaust gases away
6. mathematics
a.
a collection of objects or a set
b.
a topological space having specific properties
7.
(in the philosophy of Kant) the totality of the separate elements of sensation which are then organized by the active mind and conceptualized as a perception of an external object
verb
8. (transitive)
to duplicate (a page, book, etc)
9.
to make manifold; multiply
multiplicate in American English
(ˈmʌltəplɪˌkeɪt)
adjective
Rare
multiple; manifold
Word origin
ME < L multiplicatus, pp. of multiplicare, to multiply1