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morefold

morefold adjective: being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.

Adjective

morefold (not comparable)

  1. Being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.
    • The base-curves Br, Bs, Bt and Bu of the pencils are morefold curves of the surface L.1907, Proceedings of the section of sciences
    • In the case of a morefold coordinated complex a MOcrossing of occupied and unoccupied orbitals takes place, with the consequence that electrons enter molecular orbitals where antibonding 2n*—functions of the CO-molecule are […]1981, Tetsurō Seiyama, Kōzō Tanabe, New Horizons in Catalysis
    Synonyms:
    many, numerous

Noun

morefold (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Plurality; multiplicity.
    • […] that means that any manipulation that massages the term of such an expression has to be done in morefold.1990, A. J. M. Gasteren, On the Shape of Mathematical Arguments

Examples of morefold in a sentence

  • The argument mentioned at 1166a35, that friendship with oneself is possible only so far as one is two or morefold (heesti duo epleid), has had its authenticity doubted.1995, May Sim, The Crossroads of Norm and Nature:
  • Besides morefold anionic domino processes with one pericyclic reaction, domino sequences combining two initiating anionic with two pericyclic steps have also been developed.2007, Lutz F. Tietze, Gordon Brasche, Kersten Gericke, Domino Reactions in Organic Synthesis:

Synonyms of morefold

Origin of morefold

From more + -fold. Compare manifold, West Frisian mearfâld (“plural”), Dutch meervoud (“plural”), German Low German mehrfolig (“multiple, plural, repeated”).

Questions about morefold

What does morefold mean?
Morefold means being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.
How do you use morefold in a sentence?
The argument mentioned at 1166a35, that friendship with oneself is possible only so far as one is two or morefold (heesti duo epleid), has had its authenticity doubted.
What part of speech is morefold?
Morefold can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near morefold in the dictionary

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