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Webster 1828 Edition

Shielding

SHIEL'DING

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ppr.

Covering, as with a shield; defending from attack or injury; protected.

Definition 2024

shielding

shielding

English

Verb

shielding

present participle of shield

Noun

shielding ‎(plural shieldings)

(physics, chemistry) The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
(soccer) 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.

Synonyms

(soccer action): screening

Antonyms

(situation in NMR spectroscopy):deshielding