foil

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. özel isim An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
2. fiil To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
3. isim A very thin sheet of metal.
4. isim A very thin sheet of plastic.
5. isim Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.

   “wrap the sandwich up in foil”

6. isim A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
7. isim In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.

   “As Puss comes to realize his legendary status is not a substitute for interpersonal connection, his interactions with Kitty and the therapy dog start to take on a surprising amount of weight, while Goldilocks serves as a well-realized foil who has more in common with Puss that is at first apparent.”

8. isim Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.

   “As she a black silk cap on him begun / To set, for foil of his milk-white to serve.”

9. isim A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip.

   “Blunt as the fencer's foils, which hit, but hurt not.”

10. isim A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
11. isim A premium trading card with a glossy finish.

    “I personally would collect all the foils from Base Set before this one, but the market is what the market is.”

12. isim A stylized flower or leaf.
13. isim Clipping of hydrofoil.
14. isim Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
15. fiil To cover or wrap with foil.
16. fiil Clipping of hydrofoil.
17. fiil To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

    “They foiled my plans.”

18. fiil To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

    “I was foiled by my superior”

19. fiil To blunt; to dull; to spoil.

    “they foil the scent of one another.”

20. fiil To tread underfoot; to trample.

    “King Richard […] caused the ensigns of Leopold to be pulled down and foiled underfoot.”

21. isim Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.

    “Fame is no plant that grows on mortal foil”

22. isim One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
23. isim The track of an animal.

    “[…]but after giving her a dodge, here's another b— follows me upon the foil.”

24. fiil To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
25. fiil To defile; to soil.
26. isim A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.