foil
- Proper noun. A particular algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
- Verb. (transitive) To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
- Noun. A very thin sheet of metal.
- Noun. (uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- Noun. A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- Noun. (figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.
- Noun. (figuratively) Anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- Noun. (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip.
- Noun. A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- Noun. (heraldiccharge) A stylized flower or leaf.
- Noun. Shortened form of hydrofoil.
- Noun. Shortened form of aerofoil/airfoil.
- Verb. To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- Verb. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- Noun. (hunting) The track of an animal.
- Verb. (mathematics) To multiply two binomials together.
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