Foam

/foʊm/ noun

Definition

Lots of tiny bubbles created when air gets mixed into a liquid, like the white bubbles on ocean waves or on top of coffee.

Etymology

From Old English 'fam' and Old Norse 'fomi.' The word has remained nearly unchanged for over 1,000 years because the phenomenon it describes is unchanging—bubbles are universal.

Kelly Says

Foam appears in chemistry, physics, and even economics—economists talk about 'foam' in markets when prices get bubbly. One simple word describes the structure of everything from beer to clouds to troubled economies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
泡沫
fo-a-me
ARالعربية
رغوة
raghwa
BNবাংলা
ফোম
fom
CACatalà
espuma
es-poo-ma
CSČeština
pěna
pe-na
DADansk
skum
skum
DEDeutsch
Schaum
sh-awm
ELΕλληνικά
αφρός
a-fros
ESEspañol
espuma
es-poo-ma
FAفارسی
فوم
fom
FISuomi
vaahto
vah-to
FRFrançais
mousse
mu-s
GUGU
ફોમ
fom
HAHA
fura
fu-ra
HEעברית
schuam
sh-oom
HIहिन्दी
फोम
fom
HUMagyar
hab
hab
IDBahasa Indonesia
busa
boo-sa
IGIG
ofo
o-fo
ITItaliano
schiuma
sk-oo-ma
JA日本語
atama
KKKK
була
boo-la
KMKM
កម្មវិធីស្រ semelhantes
kam-mo-vi-thee sra-sem-le
KO한국어
거품
geo-pum
MRMR
फोम
fom
MSBahasa Melayu
buih
boo-ih
MYမြန်မာ
ပြေး
p-yè
NLNederlands
schuim
sh-oom
NONorsk
skum
skum
PAPA
ਫੋમ
fom
PLPolski
piana
pee-a-na
PTPortuguês
espuma
es-poo-ma
RORomână
spumă
spum-a
RUРусский
пенна
pen-na
SVSvenska
skum
skum
SWKiswahili
povu
po-vu
TAதமிழ்
பளிங்கு
p-li-ngu
TEతెలుగు
పెన
pe-na
THไทย
ฟอง
fon
TLTL
buso
boo-so
TRTürkçe
köpük
kop-uk
UKУкраїнська
піна
pee-na
URاردو
فوم
fom
VITiếng Việt
bọt
bot
YOYO
ọmọ
o-mo
ZH中文
泡沫
fòu-tài
ZUZU
isivuthu
is-i-vu-thu

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