Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flat object or opening with scalloped edges or ornaments.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In architecture, decoration, etc., having more than five foils or arcuate divisions: as, a multifoil arch.
- noun Multifoil ornament.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.), rare An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils.
- adjective Having more than five divisions or foils.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun architecture A
symmetrical shape which forms the overalloutline of a set of partially-overlapping circles of the samediameter .
Etymologies
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multi- + foil
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Examples
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These facades are supported on independent laminated timber framing - from sustainable managed sources - with all opening sections clad with TRESPA and lined with TriIso multifoil insulation to maintain the u-value of the façade.
Dezeen 2009
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