plural shieldings
: something that shields or protects
Options include a night-vision camera, under-body blast shielding to help protect against land mines and bombs, as well as radiation detection devices.—
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Chantal EustaceIt sounds impressive, but the only difference between multimedia speakers and plain old loudspeakers is magnetic shielding to protect your monitor.—Jonathan Karl Matzkin
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: a device or screen that protects against harmful radiation
The radioactive metals must be treated behind heavy shielding by remote control … —Leon Svirsky
Leon Svirsky This capsule was sealed in a tungsten wheel the size of a tricycle tire, which was then placed behind thick lead shielding. Radiation emitted through a pinhole in the lead was used to treat patients with localized cancers. —Sandra Blakeslee
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These include fee-for-service models incentivizing unnecessary care, third-party reimbursement shielding transactions from market forces, an aging population, a chronic disease epidemic and substantial waste from medical errors, redundant care and administrative costs.
—Kevin Vigilante, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The shielding is designed to catch used to catch any small pieces of deteriorated concrete.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
In December 2024 and in January 2025, workers were welding some shielding onto shipping containers.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Faraday bags, on the other hand, use electromagnetic shielding and can successfully block Apple AirTag signals, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals, from being detected by thieves.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Vigilante, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The shielding is designed to catch used to catch any small pieces of deteriorated concrete.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
In December 2024 and in January 2025, workers were welding some shielding onto shipping containers.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Faraday bags, on the other hand, use electromagnetic shielding and can successfully block Apple AirTag signals, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals, from being detected by thieves.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Shielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shielding. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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