shielding

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Other machines--the rod storage units and the condensers--were all carefully hidden behind clean metal shielding. — The Secret of the Ninth Planet, Donald A. Wollheim
And yet of what concealments had she not been guilty in the shielding of this dearest head? — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
Then they labored to build up a shielding of the tough radiation dulling alloy which was used to line rocket tubes. — Plague Ship, Andre Norton

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