Manifold – 1. Many types 2. A pipe or chamber branching into multiple openings
(Pronounced man-if-old)
To remember the definition of the word manifold, use the following mnemonic:
"Man! You can fold (manifold) paper into many types of animals."
Or you could just fold paper into a pipe with many holes.
Examples of manifold (many types) in a sentence
There are manifold ways in which farmers have used their fields over millennia, but the future is going to be mostly crop growing.
She found there were manifold problems completing research for her thesis, but she got there in the end.
The excuses mankind has for continuing to abuse the planet are manifold.
Examples of manifold (a pipe or chamber branching into multiple openings) in a sentence
The scroll collects the compressed air and forces it into the discharge tube, then into the intake manifold.
Sandy didn't know an intake manifold from a fuel injector.
He used a vacuum in the intake manifold, drawing pressure from the outlet side of the exhaust.
