foil layer

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• Foil — may refer to:Materials: * Metal leaf, a thin sheet of metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Plastic foil, a thin layer of plastics Fluid Mechanics: * Foil (fluid mechanics), a type of wing or blade used to provide lift * Foil… …   Wikipedia

• foil — foil1 foilable, adj. /foyl/, v.t. 1. to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government. 2. to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc. n. 3. Archaic. a defeat; check;… …   Universalium

• foil — I. /fɔɪl / (say foyl) verb (t) 1. to frustrate (a person, an attempt, a purpose); baffle; baulk. 2. Obsolete to defeat; repulse; check. –noun 3. Obsolete a defeat; check; repulse. {Middle English foile(n), from Old French fuler trample. See… …  

• foil — I [[t]fɔɪl[/t]] v. t. 1) to prevent the success of; frustrate; thwart 2) to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc 3) archaic a defeat; check; repulse • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF foller, OF fuler to trample, full… …   From formal English to slang

• foil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. frustrate, battle, balk, circumvent. See hindrance. n. contrast, setoff; leaf, sheet (of metal); sword, épée. See opposition, layer, arms. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Leaf metal] Syn. aluminum foil,… …   English dictionary for students

• Layer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Layer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 layer layer stratum course bed zone substratum floor flag stage story tier slab escarpment Sgm: N 1 table …   English dictionary for students

• foil —    A thin, flexible leaf or sheet of metal e.g. aluminum, copper, gold, silver, and tin often used alone or adhered (laminated) to surfaces of other materials, sometimes for packaging. Also, a thin layer of polished metal placed under a mounted… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• layer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Thickness set upon another Nouns 1. layer, stratum, couch, bed, zone, substratum, floor, stage, story, tier, slab, fold, flap, ply, veneer, lap, table, tablet, board, plank, platter, course. See… …   English dictionary for students

• foil — Synonyms and related words: Roscius, actor, actress, antagonist, antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antonym, background, background detail, bad guy, baffle, bafflement, balk, balking, barnstormer, beat, bilbo, bilk, blast, brave,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• foil — I v frustrate, thwart, impede, hamper, balk, baffle, contravene, counter, circumvent, checkmate, cut the ground from under [s.o.], pull the rug out from under [s.o.]; override, knock down, Inf. shoot down; discomfit, daunt, Inf. faze, disconcert …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Aluminium foil — (known as aluminum foil in North America) is aluminium prepared in thin sheets with a thickness less than 0.2 mm / 0.008 in, although much thinner gauges down to 0.006 mm are commonly used. [http://www.alufoil.org/eng/alufoil 343.html European… …   Wikipedia