Definitions for foam
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. foam, frothnoun

   a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

   "the beer had a thick head of foam"

2. foamverb

   a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

3. foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubblesverb

   become bubbly or frothy or foaming

   "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. foamnoun

   A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains.

2. foamnoun

   sea foam; the sea.

   He is in Europe, across the foam.

3. foamverb

   To form or emit foam.

4. Etymology: From fom, from fam, from faimaz, from poyǝmn-. Cognate with Feim, spuma, pumex, fê.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FOAMnoun

   The white substance which agitation or fermentation gathers on the top of liquors; froth; spume.

   Etymology: fam, Saxon.

   The foam upon the water. Hos. x. 7.

   Whitening, down their mossy tinctur’d stream
   Descends the billowy foam. James Thomson, Spring.

2. To Foamverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To froth; to gather foam.

   What a beard of the general’s cut will do among foaming bottles and ale-wash’d wits, is wonderful. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   Cæsar fell down in the market-place, and foam’d at mouth, and was speechless. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   To Pallas high the foaming bowl he crown’d,
   And sprinkl’d large libations on the ground. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   Upon a foaming horse
   There follow’d strait a man of royal port. Nicholas Rowe.

   2. To be in rage; to be violently agitated.

   He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth. Mar. ix. 18.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foam

   Foam is a substance that is formed by trapping gas bubbles in a solid or liquid base, creating a lightweight, spongy material with a multitude of tiny, distinct bubbles. It can be a natural or manufactured substance and its uses varies from insulation, cleaning, and flotation devices, to specific applications in manufacturing and technology.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foamnoun

   the white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agitation or fermentation; froth; spume; scum; as, the foam of the sea

2. Foamnoun

   to gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam

3. Foamnoun

   to form foam, or become filled with foam; -- said of a steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy, as because of chemical action

4. Foam

   to cause to foam; as,to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam

5. Etymology: [OE. fam, fom, AS. fm; akin to OHG. & G. feim.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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. An important division of solid foams is into closed-cell foams and open-cell foams. In a closed-cell foam, the gas forms discrete pockets, each completely surrounded by the solid material. In an open-cell foam, the gas pockets connect with each other. A bath sponge is an example of an open-cell foam: water can easily flow through the entire structure, displacing the air. A camping mat is an example of a closed-cell foam: the gas pockets are sealed from each other, and so the mat cannot soak up water. Foams are examples of dispersed media. In general, gas is present in large amount so it will be divided in gas bubbles of many different sizes separated by liquid regions which may form films, thinner and thinner when the liquid phase is drained out of the system films. When the principal scale is small, i.e. for a very fine foam, this dispersed medium can be considered as a type of colloid. The term foam may also refer to anything that is analogous to such a foam, such as quantum foam, polyurethane foam, XPS foam, Polystyrene, phenolic, or many other manufactured foams.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foam

   fōm, n. froth: the bubbles which rise on the surface of liquors: fury.—v.i. to gather foam: to be in a rage.—v.t. (B.) to throw out with rage or violence (with out).—adv. Foam′ingly.—adjs. Foam′less, without foam; Foam′y, frothy. [A.S. fám; Ger. feim, prob. akin to L. spuma.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foam

   [Anglo-Saxon, feám]. The white froth produced by the collision of the waves, or by the bow of a ship when acted on by the wind; and also by their striking against rocks, vessels, or other bodies.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. foam

   A type of material, textile and product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes, styles and textiles for a variety of purposes.

   Foam is used to make mattresses, pad furniture, pillows, soft toys, headboards and seating etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on November 21, 2015  

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1. FOAM

   What does FOAM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FOAM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foam in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of foam in a Sentence

1. Ashley Van Stone:

   We know that banning one material is not going to stop and eradicate all litter. But by banning foam we can work to ensure that the material is reduced from entering our environment.

2. Marco Rubio:

   I brought some of those and when I left the foam party, they were white, because the foam washed the dye out of it. It was really bad, so these are like a step up.

3. Karl Siebert:

   In Ireland, Guinness had a long history of hiring the best and brightest university graduates regardless of what they were trained in, and they put them to work on things they needed. One was a special tap for dispensing Guinness, which has 11 different nozzles in it, that helps to form the fine-bubbled foam.

4. Jeff Chapin:

   All springs kind of feel the same—you push down on ’em, and they push back a bit; you push down more, and they push back a bigger amount. It’s a linear response, memory foam is more interesting. It contours; you get a much more even distribution of pressure.

5. Marci Robin:

   Never in a million years did I think I ’d start wearing perforated foam shoes, but I not only wear the Merrell Hydro Mocs regularly, I wear them in neon-pastel Pomelo yellow, so everyone who sees me walking along the beach knows that I have evolved in a profound way since my caring-too-much twenties and thirties.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=foam
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Foam
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=foam
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foam
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=foam
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=foam
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=foam