sheet or foil of thin metal
21sheet metal — noun Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet, used widely as construction material and raw material for a multitude of industrial products. Sheet metal is thicker than foil and thinner than plate …
22foil — foil1 verb 1》 prevent the success of. 2》 Hunting (of a hunted animal) cross (a scent or track) in such a way as to confuse the hounds. noun 1》 Hunting the track or scent of a hunted animal. 2》 archaic a setback or defeat. Origin ME (in the sense… …
23foil — i. A form of metal rolled into a very thin sheet with a thickness less than 0.006 in (0.15 mm). ii. The spanwise trailing edge members forming an integral part of a compound wing …
24Aluminium foil — (known as aluminum foil in North America) is aluminium prepared in thin sheets with a thickness less than 0.2 mm / 0.008 in, although much thinner gauges down to 0.006 mm are commonly used. [http://www.alufoil.org/eng/alufoil 343.html European… …
25silver foil — noun Etymology: Middle English silverfoile, from silver (II) + foile foil : silver or other metal of a similar color (as aluminum) in very thin sheets * * * silver or silver colored metal in foil form. Also called, Brit., silver paper. [1400 50;… …
26Tin foil — Tin Tin, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel. & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft silvery white crystalline metal, with… …
27Lead came and copper foil glasswork — This article is on the techniques of lead came and copper foil glasswork. For a general overview of stained glass art, see stained glass. A typical copper foil Tiffany lamp, with a jonquil daffodil design Lead came and copper foil glasswork are… …
28aluminium foil — noun foil made of aluminum • Syn: ↑aluminum foil, ↑tin foil • Hypernyms: ↑foil • Substance Meronyms: ↑aluminum, ↑aluminium, ↑Al, ↑atomic n …
29aluminum foil — al,uminum foil noun uncount a very thin light sheet of shiny metal that you can wrap food in to keep it fresh …
30aluminium foil — noun (U) a very thin sheet of shiny metal that you wrap around food to protect it; tinfoil …
