Shielding
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of shielding from harm wordnet
- 3 Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender. countable, uncountable
- 4 a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay wordnet
- 5 shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of shield form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The concrete layer of the nuclear reactor's shielding will be destroyed using controlled explosions."