# shielding

Pronunciation: say "SHEELD-ing" /ˈʃiːldɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of shield. — present participle and gerund of shield
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of shield. Used after is or was, or as a name for the act of protecting.
   - _The mother kept shielding her child from the photographers._
   - _Shielding sensitive equipment from radio interference takes careful design._

## Noun

2. In soccer, the action of a player with the ball who keeps their body between the ball and a defender to protect it.
   - Simple: In soccer, keeping your body between the ball and the defender so they cannot get it.
   - _Her shielding near the sideline bought time for teammates to join the attack._
   - _The striker is known for strong shielding with his back to goal._
3. In NMR spectroscopy, the condition in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighboring nuclei.
   - Simple: In NMR science, the way nearby atoms make the magnetic field at one point weaker.
   - _Greater shielding of the methyl protons moves their signal upfield in the NMR spectrum._
   - _The calculated shieldings agreed closely with the measured spectrum._

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