foil

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under slide (definition of terms ) .

Aluminum and plastic film

A film is a homogeneous flat structure made of very thin metal or plastic. Foils are used as a cover (e.g. covering in construction ), sealing (e.g. roof sealing ), packaging or adhesive (e.g. furniture film ). Foils can also be processed into other storage media (e.g. bags ).

term

The word has been used in German since the 16th century and was borrowed from the Middle Latin folia ("metal leaf"), which goes back to the Latin folium ("leaf"). This meant metal flakes that were used as a base for gemstones to emphasize their shine.

Foil types

• By material:
  • Aluminum foil
  • Gold foil (" gold leaf ")
  • Plastic film
  • Latex or rubber film
  • Steel foil
  • Tin foil (" tinfoil ")

• After use:
  • Cling film
  • Overhead slide , in the figurative sense also a non-representational sheet within a computer presentation program

• According to properties:
  • Adhesive film
  • Decorative glass film
  • Adhesive film
  • Bubble wrap
  • Tubular film
  • Shrink film
  • Sun protection film
  • Stretch or stretch film

• By production method:
  • Blown film
  • Cast film

References and footnotes

Wiktionary: Slide  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

1. ↑ ^{a b} sentence according to Kluge Etymological Dictionary of the German Language , 24th edition, 2002, Lemma Folie .

Web links

• Friedrich Kobler: Slide . In: Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte , Volume X (2003), Sp. 117–124.