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mammoth
English
Etymology
From obsolete Russian ??????? (mámant), modern ??????? (mámont), probably from a Uralic language, such as Proto-Mansi *m???-o?t (“earth-horn”). Compare Northern Mansi ??? (m?, “earth”), ????? (?n?t, “horn”). Adjectival use was popularized in the early 1800s by references to the Cheshire Mammoth Cheese presented to American paleontologist and president Thomas Jefferson.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mæm??/
Noun
mammoth (plural mammoths)
- Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
- (obsolete) A mastodon.
- (figuratively) Something very large of its kind.
- 1973, Jeffrey Potter, Disaster by Oil (page 46)
- That is a lot of ship, about the the size of big tankers before they grew so rapidly to become supers, mammoths and oilbergs.
- 1973, Jeffrey Potter, Disaster by Oil (page 46)
Translations
Descendants
- ? Arabic: ???????? (m?m??)
- ? Hebrew: ????????? (mamúta)
- ? Hindi: ???? (maimath)
- ? Japanese: ???? (manmosu)
- ? Khmer: ???????? (maammout)
- ? Korean: ??? (maemeodeu)
- ? Thai: ?????? (m?m-m???t)
Adjective
mammoth (comparative more mammoth, superlative most mammoth)
- Comparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.
- 1898, Guy Wetmore Carryl, The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull, in Fables for the Frivolous (With Apologies to La Fontaine),
- “Ha! ha!” he proudly cried, “a fig / For this, your mammoth torso! / Just watch me while I grow as big / As you—or even more so!”
- 1999, Albert Isaac Slomovitz, The Fighting Rabbis: Jewish Military Chaplains and American History, New York University Press, page 103.
- 1898, Guy Wetmore Carryl, The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull, in Fables for the Frivolous (With Apologies to La Fontaine),
Synonyms
- (very large): colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, titanic
- See also Thesaurus:gigantic
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- mammoth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
mammoth From the web:
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manifold
English
Alternative forms
- manyfold
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mæn??fo?ld/, (nonstandard) /?m?n??fo?ld/, /?m?ni?fo?ld/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?mæn??f??ld/
- Hyphenation: man?i?fold
- Rhymes: -æn?fo?ld
Etymology 1
From Middle English manifold, from Old English mani?feald (“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”), from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many +? -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt (“manifold”), Icelandic margfaldr (“multiple”). Compare also German mannigfaltig (“various”), Dutch menigvoudig (“various”), Danish mangefold (“multiple”), Swedish mångfald (“diversity”).
Adjective
manifold (comparative more manifold, superlative most manifold)
- Various in kind or quality; diverse.
- Many in number, numerous; multiple, multiplied.
- Complicated.
- Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
- c. 1384, I Petre 4:10 (Wycliffe's Bible):
- ... the manyfold grace of God.
- 1611, Ephesians 3:10 (w:King James Bible):
- The manifold wisdom of God.
- c. 1384, I Petre 4:10 (Wycliffe's Bible):
Synonyms
- (various in kind or quality): diverse, various, varied, multiplicitous; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
- (many in number): multiple, numerous; see also Thesaurus:manifold
Antonyms
- onefold
- singlefold
Derived terms
- manifolder
- manifoldly
- manifoldness
Translations
Adverb
manifold (comparative more manifold, superlative most manifold)
- Many times; repeatedly.
Synonyms
- manyfold, frequently, ofttimes; see also Thesaurus:often
Noun
manifold (plural manifolds)
- (historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
- (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
- (US, regional, chiefly in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
- 1830 Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
- My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds, the seat of difficulty.
- 1830 Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
- (mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space and is Hausdorff.
- (computer graphics) A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object
Usage notes
In mathematics, a manifold of some number of dimensions n is termed an n-manifold (e.g. 3-manifold).
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English manifolden, from Old English mani?fealdan (“to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward”), equivalent to many +? -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalten, Icelandic margfalda (“to multiply”), Swedish mångfaldiga (“to manifold, reproduce”).
Verb
manifold (third-person singular simple present manifolds, present participle manifolding, simple past and past participle manifolded)
- (transitive) To make manifold; multiply.
- (transitive, printing) To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.
Translations
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