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Rapier vs Foil - What's the difference?

rapier | foil |

Foil is a coordinate term of rapier.



As nouns the difference between rapier and foil

is that rapier is a slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless) while foil is a very thin sheet of metal.

As an adjective rapier

is extremely sharp.

As a proper noun FOIL is

a particular algorithm for multiplying two binomials.

As a verb FOIL is

to apply the FOIL algorithm to.

rapier

English

(wikipedia rapier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless).
  • * , act IV scene 1
    • […] In his lawless fit,
    Behind the arras hearing something stir,
    Whips out his rapier , cries ‘A rat, a rat!’
    And in this brainish apprehension kills
    The unseen good old man.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely sharp.
  • Cutting smarts or keen wit.
    • John is very quick on his feet during interviews by using his rapier responses.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    foil

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A particular algorithm for multiplying two binomials.

    • External links

    * (projectlink)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply the FOIL algorithm to.

    • Anagrams

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