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• Shield (disambiguation) — Shield may refer to:Protection* Shield, a hand held protective device meant to intercept attacks * Electromagnetic shielding * Shielded cable * Energy shield * Deflector shield, a protective energy field * Heat shield, which protects a spacecraft …   Wikipedia

• shield|ing — «SHEEL dihng», noun. a substance that shields against radiation; shield …   Useful english dictionary

• Radiation protection — Radiation protection, sometimes known as radiological protection, is the science of protecting people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation, which includes both particle radiation and high energy electromagnetic… …   Wikipedia

• shield´like´ — shield «sheeld», noun, verb. –n. 1. a piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand to protect the body in battle, used in ancient and medieval warfare. 2. anything used to protect: »He turned up his collar as a shield against the cold wind. A …   Useful english dictionary

• shield´er — shield «sheeld», noun, verb. –n. 1. a piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand to protect the body in battle, used in ancient and medieval warfare. 2. anything used to protect: »He turned up his collar as a shield against the cold wind. A …   Useful english dictionary

• Radiation damping — in accelerator physics is a way of reducing the beam emittance of a high velocity beam of charged particles. More specifically, it reduces the momentum spread of the particles making up the beam.There are two main ways of using radiation damping… …   Wikipedia

• shield — [shēld] n. [ME schelde < OE scield, akin to Ger schild < Gmc * skild < IE base * (s)kel > SHELF] 1. a flat, usually broad, piece of metal, wood, etc., carried in the hand or worn on the forearm to ward off blows or missiles 2. any… …   English World dictionary

• shield — ► NOUN 1) a broad piece of armour held for protection against blows or missiles. 2) a sporting trophy consisting of an engraved metal plate mounted on a piece of wood. 3) Heraldry a stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat… …   English terms dictionary

• shield — /ʃild / (say sheeld) noun 1. a piece of defensive armour of various shapes, carried on the left arm or in the hand to protect the body in battle. 2. something shaped like a shield. 3. anything used or serving to protect. 4. Gunnery a steel screen …  

• Shield — A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks. The term often refers to a device that is held in the hand, as opposed to armour or a bullet proof vest.Prehistoric and AntiquityThe oldest form of shield was a protection used to block …   Wikipedia

• shield — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 used to protect the body when fighting ADJECTIVE ▪ riot VERB + SHIELD ▪ lower, raise ▪ be armed with, be equipped with, carry …   Collocations dictionary