Look up foil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Foil may refer to: Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill...
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A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. It is a flexible sword of total length 110 cm (43 in) or under, rectangular in cross section...
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A tin foil hat is a hat made from one or more sheets of tin foil or aluminium foil, or a piece of conventional headgear lined with foil, often worn in...
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In any narrative, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, typically, a character who contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better...
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Tin foil, also spelled tinfoil, is a thin foil made of tin. Tin foil was superseded after World War II by cheaper and more durable aluminium foil, which...
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Aluminium foil (or aluminum foil in American English; occasionally called tin foil) is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves. The foil is pliable and...
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A foil is a very thin sheet of metal, typically made by hammering or rolling. Foils are most easily made with malleable metal, such as aluminium, copper...
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The women's foil event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July 2024 at the Grand Palais strip. This was the 24th appearance of the event, which...
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algebra, FOIL is a mnemonic for the standard method of multiplying two binomials—hence the method may be referred to as the FOIL method. The word FOIL is an...
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