Shielding

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of protecting or screening, or that which protects or screens.
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  • verb. Present participle of shield.
  • noun. The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. the act of shielding from harm
  • noun. a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
  • noun. shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference
    • Word Usage
    "Church in shielding these animals and/or ignoring the actions of the perpetrators."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    deshielding  
    cross-reference
    magnetic shielding  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    protection  shield  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Fielding  fielding  unyielding  wielding  yielding  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blanketing  cloaking  coating  covering  custodial  
    verb-stem
    shield  
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