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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shieldingnoun

    the act of shielding from harm

  2. shieldingnoun

    a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay

  3. shieldingnoun

    shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference

Wiktionary

  1. shieldingnoun

    The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei

  2. shieldingnoun

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. shielding

    Shielding refers to the process or action of protecting something from harm, damage, interference, or unwanted exposure. This might involve using a physical barrier, a force field, or any other kind of protective method to block or reduce the impact of potentially damaging substances, forces, or influences. It can apply to a wide range of contexts including physics, electronics, chemistry, and health and safety procedures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shielding

    of Shield

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. shielding

    1. Material of suitable thickness and physical characteristics used to protect personnel from radiation during the manufacture, handling, and transportation of fissionable and radioactive materials. 2. Obstructions which tend to protect personnel or materials from the effects of a nuclear explosion.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shielding in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shielding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shielding in a Sentence

  1. Michael Bromwich:

    The central point is that there is no precedent for this Committee to bring in outside counsel for the sole purpose of shielding the members of Senate Judiciary from performing their responsibility to question witnesses.

  2. Robert Sege:

    Instead of shielding, help them learn the lesson, as long as they are not in danger, things like,' You didn't put your toys away, so instead of playing, you have to clean them up before we can play.' It takes parents out of the loop.

  3. Ilya Yashin:

    If investigators did their work seriously and were not shielding the criminals, Kadyrov and his entourage would have been questioned long ago.

  4. Stuart Reges:

    We should be encouraging students to be anti-fragile rather than shielding them from ideas that they might find upsetting. i have received a few supportive statements from faculty, but most faculty have not commented on the situation one way or the other.

  5. John Kerry:

    Here in Bulgaria, it (the fight on corruption) is not just about strengthening the democracy of the country. It is about providing a climate for investment and shielding the country from those who exploit the situation to gain undue influence over your choices as a nation.

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