aluminium foil

aluminium foil
A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.

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  • Aluminium 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… …   Wikipedia

  • aluminium foil — noun foil made of aluminum • Syn: ↑aluminum foil, ↑tin foil • Hypernyms: ↑foil • Substance Meronyms: ↑aluminum, ↑aluminium, ↑Al, ↑atomic n …   Useful english dictionary

  • aluminium foil — /ˌæljəmɪniəm ˈfɔɪl/ (say .alyuhmineeuhm foyl) noun thin sheets of aluminium used for wrapping food, as for cooking in an oven …  

  • Aluminium foil — Алюминиевая фольга …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • aluminium foil — noun (U) a very thin sheet of shiny metal that you wrap around food to protect it; tinfoil …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • aluminium foil — UK / US noun [uncountable] a very thin light sheet of shiny metal that you can wrap food in to keep it fresh …   English dictionary

  • Foil — may refer to:Materials: * Metal leaf, a thin sheet of metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Plastic foil, a thin layer of plastics Fluid Mechanics: * Foil (fluid mechanics), a type of wing or blade used to provide lift * Foil… …   Wikipedia

  • Aluminium — Infobox aluminiumAluminium (Audio IPA|En uk aluminium1.ogg|ˌæljʊˈmɪniəm, IPA|/ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/) or aluminum (Audio IPA|En uk aluminum.ogg|/əˈluːmɪnəm/, see spelling below) is a silvery white and ductile member of the boron group of chemical elements …   Wikipedia

  • Aluminium industry in Russia — The Aluminium industry in Russia was arguably founded on 14 May 1932 when the Volkhov smelter in the Leningrad Oblast produced its first batch of aluminium. One year later, the first aluminium was produced by the Dneprovsky smelter in Ukraine.… …   Wikipedia

  • Foil (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… …   Wikipedia

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