Manifold vs Mani - What's the difference?
manifold | mani |
(now historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
(mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
(US, regional, in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
* 1830
(mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space and is Hausdorff.
Various in kind or quality, diverse
Many in number, numerous; multiple, multiplied.
Complicated.
Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
Many times; repeatedly.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.xii:
To make manifold; multiply.
(printing) To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.
(informal) A manicure
* {{quote-news, 2009, January 12, , Dress for Success: Have a Ball at Dumbarton, Express Night Out
, passage=The nails need a mani , the dress is due for a dry cleaning miracle and those "special occasion cuff links" have gone missing. }}
As adverbs the difference between manifold and mani
is that manifold is many times; repeatedly while mani is .As a noun manifold
is (now historical) a copy made by the manifold writing process.As an adjective manifold
is various in kind or quality, diverse.As a verb manifold
is to make manifold; multiply.manifold
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Alternative forms
* (l)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
- My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds , the seat of difficulty.
Derived terms
* manifolder * (l) * (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- The manifold meanings of the simple English word 'set' are infamous among dictionary makers.
- c1384 ... the manyfold grace of God. — I Petre 4:10 (
Wycliffe's Bible
)
- 1611 The manifold wisdom of God. —
Ephesians 3:10]. ([[w:King James Bible]
)
Derived terms
* manifold writingAdverb
(en adverb)- when his daughter deare he does behold, / Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold .
Etymology 2
From (etyl) manifolden, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)mani
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Noun
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