to shield something from radiation

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• 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

• shield — shielder, n. shieldless, adj. shieldlessly, adv. shieldlessness, n. shieldlike, adj. /sheeld/, n. 1. a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords,… …   Universalium

• 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 — [[t]ʃild[/t]] n. 1) her cv a device used as a defense against blows or hurled objects, esp. a broad piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand 2) a person or thing that guards or defends 3) any of various devices or barriers for protection …   From formal English to slang

• Energy shield — An energy shield is a form of technology commonly found in science fiction, but also in development for real life space travel [ [http://space.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11623 feedId=online news rss20 Deflector shields could protect future… …   Wikipedia

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• Ancient technology in Stargate — The Ancients (also known as Alterans and Lanteans ) are a fictional advanced race in the Stargate franchise, and are depicted as the precursor to modern day humans. Their most notable creation in Stargate mythology is the entire Stargate network …   Wikipedia

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• subatomic particle — or elementary particle Any of various self contained units of matter or energy. Discovery of the electron in 1897 and of the atomic nucleus in 1911 established that the atom is actually a composite of a cloud of electrons surrounding a tiny but… …   Universalium

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