heat shield
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A shield designed of a substance that absorbs excessive heat from an outside source by…A shield designed of a substance that absorbs excessive heat from an outside source by either dissipating, reflecting or simply absorbing the heat.
» NASA officials concluded the debris was likely a plastic separator, or shim, from the shuttle's ceramic tile heat shield.
Meaning
1 sensesA shield designed of a substance that absorbs excessive heat from an outside source by either dissipating, reflecting or simply absorbing the heat.
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- a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry
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1 sentencesNASA officials concluded the debris was likely a plastic separator, or shim, from the shuttle's ceramic tile heat shield.
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plural: heat shields| Singular | heat shield |
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