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foil vs viewgraph

viewgraph vs foil

foil and viewgraph both are nouns.

foil is a verb but viewgraph is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foil Yes No Yes No
viewgraph Yes No No No
As nouns, viewgraph is a hyponym of foil; that is, viewgraph is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foil:
  • foil: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
  • viewgraph: a transparency for use with an overhead projector
Other hyponyms of foil include lantern slide, slide, overhead.
foil (noun) viewgraph (noun)
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button a transparency for use with an overhead projector
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
foil (verb) viewgraph (verb)
cover or back with foil
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
enhance by contrast
Difference between foil and viewgraph

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