a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions
many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology"
a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"
a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"
having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare