A thrusting weapon used in competition that allows valid touches only with the tip of the blade The target area comprises the torso, both front and back, and the groin Touches to other parts of the body are off target
A mill product that describes flat rolled metal forms that are defined only by a maximum thickness Traditionally the description of titanium foil is a flat rolled product 0 005" or less in thickness However gauges up to 010" are manufactured and marketed as foil products in various sectors of the industry
A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection
a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage
approval If you refer to one thing or person as a foil for another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful. He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry. = complement. to prevent something bad that someone is planning to do
- A type of character who sets off or highlights aspects of the protagonist in a play; usually has the opposite traits of the protagonist
If you foil someone's plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want. A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers' by grabbing the raiders' shotgun = thwart
Extremely thin sheet metal Usually used to refer to metals at very small B&S gauges
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
lobe (leaf) formed by the cusping of a circle or an arch Trefoil, quatrefoil, cinquefoil, multifoil, express the number of leaf shapes to be seen
Lobe on a leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of a circle or arch The number of foils involved is indicated by a prefix, e g , tre-foil (3); quatre-foil (4), etc Foils are found in windows of Gothic Revival churches and houses
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
Very thin sheets of various metals, particularly silver and platinum Small pieces trapped between two layers of glass form an opaque section when seen through either side preventing light from going through it Shredded foil suspended between the layers looks like an opaque bubble Placed underneath a transparent glass cabochon, it lends it color Silver foil may be tarnished before trapping between the layers to give it a different color GANTAD
(altın, kalay v.b. madenleri döverek oluşturulan) varak, yaprak
Расстановка переносов
(al·tın, ka·lay v.b. ma·den·le·ri dö·ve·rek o·luş·tu·ru·lan) va·rak, yap·rak