Definition of shielding Shielding

/ʃiˈldɪŋ/ - [sheelding] -

We found 9 definitions of shielding from 5 different sources.

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What does shielding mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: shieldings

shielding - the act of shielding from harm
  protection payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
shielding - a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
shielding - shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference
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  • shielding (Noun)
    The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei.
  • shielding (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.
  • shielding (Verb)
    Present participle of shield.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shielding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Shield

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • shielding
    A shielding or protection against the unpleasant, unwanted, or dangerous.

Part of speech

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  • shielding, verb, gerund of shield (infinitive).

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