foam

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foam
n. light frothy mass of bubbles; spongy material (used in upholstery)
 
v. froth, produce or form a light frothy mass of bubbles; cause to foam

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Foam
A foam is a substance that is formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid. A bath sponge and the head on a glass of beer are examples of foams. In most foams, the volume of gas is large, with thin films of liquid or solid separating the regions of gas.

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Foam (disambiguation)
Foam may refer to:
  • Foam, a substance that is formed by trapping gas bubbles in a liquid or solid.
  • Foam (culinary), a modern food preparation and presentation technique
  • Foam (organization), known as FoAM, an art and technology organization
  • Foam hand, a sports paraphernalia item
  • Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, known as FOAM, a photography museum in Amsterdam
  • OpenFOAM, an open source finite volume pde solver used in a variety of computational fluid dynamics applications
  • , a United States Navy trawler and minesweeper in commission from 1918 to 1919
  • First Office Action on the Merits, a form of Office action in United States patent law
  • Flag officer#United Kingdom Attached Middle East, a former major command of the Royal Navy

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foam

Noun
1. a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
(synonym) froth
(hypernym) bubble
(hyponym) shaving foam
(derivation) froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle
2. a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) Styrofoam

Verb
1. form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
(synonym) froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle
(hypernym) bubble
(hyponym) lather
(derivation) froth


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foam
n. molitan; pěna
 
v. pěnit

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foam
Rzecz. gąbka; piana; pianka
 
Czas. pienić się; toczył pianę z pyska