Manifold (disambiguation)

The word manifold has a variety of meanings.

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• In mathematics, a manifold is a topological space that locally "looks like" regular Euclidean space.
• Hence (or otherwise) the magazines Manifold and 2Manifold of the Warwick University mathematical community.
• In automotive engineering, a manifold is an engine part.
• The River Manifold is a river in England
• John Manifold was an Australian poet and critic.
• In a scuba set, a manifold connects two or more diving cylinders so they all can feed one diving regulator.
• In Hydraulics, a manifold (or a hydraulic manifold) is a component used to regulate fluid flow in a hydraulic system, thus controlling the transfer of power between actuators and pumps.