manifold
adjective
[ ˈmanɪfəʊld ]
• many and various.
• "the implications of this decision were manifold"
Similar:
many,
numerous,
multiple,
multifarious,
multitudinous,
multiplex,
legion,
diverse,
various,
several,
varied,
different,
miscellaneous,
assorted,
sundry,
copious,
abundant,
myriad,
divers,
manifold
noun
• a pipe or chamber branching into several openings.
• "US aircraft attacked the pipeline manifold feeding the Sea Island"
• a collection of points forming a certain kind of set, such as those of a topologically closed surface or an analogue of this in three or more dimensions.
• (in Kantian philosophy) the sum of the particulars furnished by sense before they have been unified by the synthesis of the understanding.
Origin:
Old English manigfeald ; current noun senses date from the mid 19th century.
