foil

  • 41foil —    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… …

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  • 42foil — I verb their escape attempt was foiled Syn: thwart, frustrate, counter, balk, impede, obstruct, hamper, euchre, hinder, snooker, cripple, scotch, derail, scupper, scuttle, smash; stop, block, prevent …

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  • 43foil — I verb the escape attempt was foiled Syn: thwart, frustrate, stop, defeat, block, prevent, obstruct, hinder, snooker, scotch; informal put paid to; Brit.; informal scupper Ant: assist II noun …

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  • 44foil — plėvelė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. film; foil vok. Film, m; Folie, f; Schicht, f rus. плёнка, f; тонкий слой, m pranc. couche, f; feuille, f; film, m; pellicule, f …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 45foil — folija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Plonas (0,002–0,2 mm) spalvotojo metalo ar jo lydinio lakštas. atitikmenys: angl. foil rus. фольга …

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  • 46foil — folija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. foil vok. Folie, f rus. фольга, f pranc. feuille, f …

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  • 47foil — rapyra statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Duriamasis fechtavimosi ginklas su elektrokontaktiniu įtaisu dūriams registruoti. Rapyrą sudaro tolygiai plonėjanti plieninė keturbriaunė geležtė su 6 mm skersmens rutuliuku ant… …

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  • 48Foil bearing — Foil bearings are a type of air bearing. A shaft is supported by a compliant, spring loaded foil journal lining. Once the shaft is spinning fast enough, the working fluid (usually air), pushes the foil away from the shaft so that there is then no …

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  • 49Foil stone — Foil Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil …

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  • 50Foil kite — Foil kites are soft kites based on the design of the parafoil. They consist of a number of cells running fore to aft, some or all of which are open at the front to allow air to inflate the kite so it takes on an aerofoil section. Due to the… …

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