tinfoil
tinfoil noun: a thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
Noun
tinfoil (countable and uncountable, plural tinfoils)
- A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
- Aluminium foil.
Verb
tinfoil (third-person singular simple present tinfoils, present participle tinfoiling, simple past and past participle tinfoiled)
- To cover in tinfoil.
tinfoil meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Tagalog and Vietnamese
tinfoil in Tamil
- ஈய மடிதாள், ஈயப் பொதிதாள், வௌளீயமென்றகடு
tinfoil in Kannada
- ತವರಹಾಳೆ
tinfoil in Tagalog
- tinfoil
- palara
tinfoil in Vietnamese
- tinfoil
- giấy bạc
Forms of tinfoil
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tinfoils |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tinfoils |
| present participle | tinfoiling |
| past participle | tinfoiled |
| past | tinfoiled |
Origin of tinfoil
From tin + foil.
Words formed from tinfoil
Phrases with tinfoil
Questions about tinfoil
- What does tinfoil mean?
- Tinfoil means a thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
- What is tinfoil in Tamil?
- Tinfoil in Tamil is ஈய மடிதாள், ஈயப் பொதிதாள், வௌளீயமென்றகடு. See Tinfoil meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tinfoil?
- Tinfoil can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of tinfoil?
- The plural of tinfoil is tinfoils.
Words near tinfoil in the dictionary
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