foil
2
8.4
- noun
- /fɔɪl/
- Specialized
:
perfil aerodinámico
- In combination with the wheel and axle, beginning with the invention of marine propellers, the fluid foil has had a major impact on the evolution of the global economy and on human society in the areas of transportation and energy and power technologies.
- fluid foil
- foil surface
- foil bearing
He is crossed the Molokai channel riding wind bumps on his foil.
- He is crossed the Molokai channel riding wind bumps on his foil.
Examples
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The aircraft's foil design allows it to glide smoothly over the water's surface.
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But you can rent a wing and a foil much more readily as you travel to different places.
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As the jet foil rockets across the waves.
Fiction book (1998) -
His S-foils split and locked into the familiar profile that gave the X-wing its name.
Fiction book (1999) -
The impacts of the fluid foil in the modern world cannot be overestimated—historically, socially, or economically.
Academic text (2012) -
Aluminum helps catalyst foils resist exhaust gas temperatures up to 1,100 degrees C.
Academic text (1999) -
Using a specialized foil, engineers improved the stability of the new model of the boat.
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The foil attached to the bottom of the surfboard helps it maintain balance while riding the waves.
Synonyms
2
8.1
A curved shape like a wing or blade that makes lift when it moves through air
1
7.6
A flat or curved wing under a boat that lifts it when it moves so the boat can go faster
A shaped surface like a wing or blade that makes lift when it moves through air
Compounds
How Much Lift
Surface Forms
Etymology
Foil for a surface that moves through water or air comes from the idea of a 'leaf' shape, from Latin folium 'leaf'; a foil is a leaf-shaped surface that helps lift and guide a boat or plane.