"heat shield" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heat shields [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heat shield (plural heat shields)
  1. (space science) A shield designed of a substance that absorbs excessive heat from an outside source by either dissipating, reflecting or simply absorbing the heat. Wikipedia link: heat shield Categories (topical): Space Translations (Translations): escut tèrmic [masculine] (Catalan), hitteschild [neuter] (Dutch), lämpökilpi (Finnish), bouclier thermique [masculine] (French), Hitzeschild [neuter] (German), scudo termico [masculine] (Italian), osłona termiczna [feminine] (Polish), escudo térmico [masculine] (Portuguese), scut de căldură (Romanian), scut caloric [neuter] (Romanian), escudo térmico [masculine] (Spanish), ısı kalkanı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-heat_shield-en-noun-0RDPGOFa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science

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