sheet or foil of thin metal
11Sheet metal — Sheets of stainless steel cover the Chrysler Building …
12foil — 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;… …
13foil — An extremely thin pliable sheet of metal. * * * foil fȯil n very thin sheet metal (as of gold or platinum) used esp. in filling teeth * * * (foil) metal in the form of an extremely thin, pliable sheet …
14Foil (metal) — A roll of Aluminum Foil A foil is a very thin sheet of metal, usually made by hammering or rolling a piece of metal. Foils are most easily made with malleable metals, such as aluminium, copper, tin, and gold. Foils usually bend under their own… …
15Foil (chemistry) — A foil is a very thin sheet of metal, usually made by hammering or rolling a piece of metal. Foils are most easily made with malleable metals, such as aluminium, copper, tin, and gold. Foils usually bend under their own weight and can be torn… …
16Metal roof — A metal roof, often referred to as a tin roof, is a roofing system made from metal pieces or tiles. It is a component of the building envelope. Enough corrugated zinc/aluminium sheeting to cover an average sized house, transported by motor cycle …
17foil — 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… …
18foil — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, alteration of fullen to full cloth, from Anglo French foller more at full Date: 14th century 1. obsolete trample 2. a. to prevent from attaining an end ; defeat < always able to …
19foil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 metal in a thin sheet ADJECTIVE ▪ aluminium (BrE), aluminum (AmE), gold, silver, tin ▪ kitchen (BrE) … OF FOIL …
20sheet metal — noun sheet of metal formed into a thin plate (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑sheet, ↑flat solid • Hyponyms: ↑corrugated iron, ↑flashing, ↑foil, ↑tin plate, ↑tinplate …
