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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAT SHIELD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAT SHIELD

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Heat shield is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEAT SHIELD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heat shield

Heat shield

A heat shield is designed to shield a substance from absorbing excessive heat from an outside source by either dissipating, reflecting or simply absorbing the heat. It is often used as a form of Exhaust Heat Management.

Definition of heat shield in the English dictionary

The definition of heat shield in the dictionary is a coating or barrier for shielding from excessive heat, such as that experienced by a spacecraft on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAT SHIELD

heat efficiency
heat engine
heat exchanger
heat exhaustion
heat haze
heat lightning
heat loss
heat of combustion
heat of formation
heat of reaction
heat of solution
heat prostration
heat pump
heat rash
heat seeker
heat sink
heat source
heat stroke
heat treatment
heat wave

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAT SHIELD

Baltic Shield
biological shield
Canadian Shield
continental shield
dress shield
enshield
field
gumshield
human shield
Laurentian Shield
leg shield
ozone shield
Ranfurly Shield
riot shield
Scandinavian Shield
Sheffield Shield
shield
sun-shield
the shield
water shield
windshield

Synonyms and antonyms of heat shield in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heat shield» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAT SHIELD

Find out the translation of heat shield to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heat shield from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heat shield» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

隔热罩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escudo de calor
570 millions of speakers

English

heat shield
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्मी ढाल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الدرع الواقي من الحرارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тепловой экран
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

protecção contra o calor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাপ অন্বেষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouclier thermique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencari panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hitzeschild
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱シールド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열 차폐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panas seeker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lá chắn nhiệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெப்பமான தேடுபவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्णता साधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Isı arayıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scudo termico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osłona termiczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тепловий екран
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scut termic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασπίδα θερμότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hitte skild
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

värmeskydd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

varmeskjoldet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heat shield

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAT SHIELD»

The term «heat shield» is regularly used and occupies the 67.229 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAT SHIELD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heat shield

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAT SHIELD»

Discover the use of heat shield in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heat shield and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting
Another tactic commonly employed involves adding a second piece of media between the lens and color media commonly known as “heat shield,” which is constructed of TeflonTM. Some manufacturers claim that “heat shield” has a higher ...
Steven Louis Shelley, 2013
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Advances in Silicon Dioxide Research and Application: 2013 ...
to close off an inner side of the large tube portion, and blocks the heat from the heater on the inner side of the large tube portion. The outer heat shield plate and the inner heat shield plate are disposed so that an inner edge of the outer heat ...
‎2013
3
Holley: Carburetors, Manifolds and Fuel Injection
Center gasket, Holley 108-15 or GM3884574, fits between heat shield and manifold flange. Arrowed sections must mate or there will be an exhaust leak. This arrangement was used on Chevrolets through 1969. In 1970 the heat shield was ...
Bill Fisher, 1994
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Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft
Its exterior is covered with an ablative coating for protection during re-entry, and a lower heat shield that, at the end of the mission, detaches to reveal the soft- landing retro-rockets used to cushion the landing. The details of the construction of ...
Rex Hall, David Shayler, 2003
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Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics
The new work also validated the estimates of total heating that had been used in designing the Apollo heat shield. A separate flight test, in August 1964, placed a small vehicle — the R-4 — atop a five-stage version of the Scout. As with the ...
T. A. Heppenheimer, National Aeronautics and Space Administr, 2009
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Principles of Home Inspection: Systems and Standards
Systems and Standards Carson Dunlop. Start Simple Just Looking Only See a Small Part Remove Heat Shield? Visual Inspection Beyond Visual Testing Devices Beyond Standards Need Two Problems ...
Carson Dunlop, 2003
7
Apollo in Perspective: Spaceflight Then and Now
to —170 :C. Finally, during re-entry the external temperature would rise to 2800 ° C — although the brunt of this would be taken by the aft heat shield. In flight the spacecraft was set into a slow rotation (barbecue roll) which ensured that each ...
Jonathan Allday, 1999
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Popular Mechanics
I'd like to know whether the brown panel is more or less effective as a heat shield than the green. Could you tell me the difference? DIANE MOSS ELBERTON, GA The amount of solar energy transmitted through a fiberglass panel will not only ...
9
Pediatric Nursing Procedures
For use of Plexiglas heat shield as a warming device: • Place heat shield over infant in incubator or isolette. Do not use when infant is under radiant warmer. e. For use of warmed inspired air to aid in thermoregulation: • Follow procedure for  ...
Vicky R. Bowden, Cindy Smith Greenberg, 2008
10
Popular Mechanics
Heat Shield for Range Many fires in residences can be attributed to the fact that the kitchen range is placed too close to the woodwork or wall behind it. As a precaution against this danger, a sheet of metal is usually tacked to the wall. However ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAT SHIELD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heat shield is used in the context of the following news items.
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Small-town teacher from Bay County blasts off to space camp in …
Already, she said, she's thinking of ways to build faux lunar landers, lunar rovers and an "ablative heat shield" back in the classroom. "I'm from a ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Automotive Airbag Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share …
The driver side airbag is manufactured with heat shield coating to prevent the fabric from the scorching. Side airbags protects the car occupants ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
Darlington offshore protection firm's multi-million pound work
Split into four divisions, the firm operates across the fire and blast wall sector, runs a heat shield division protecting workers against radiant heat and extreme ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
4
Recent research into the Global automotive heat shield market size …
The Global Automotive Heat Shield Industry Report 2015 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Automotive Heat Shield ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
5
How I Broke Through My Own Mediocrity
Your re-entry into the atmosphere involved a broken heat shield and you burned to a crisp by the time you hit the ocean. Now we have no idea ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
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Orbital ATK picks up where it left off with Orion abort system
... re-ordered much of the Orion capsule's development milestones, focusing first on maturing the craft's propulsion system and heat shield for a ... «Spaceflight Now, Jul 15»
7
China automotive heat shield market trends analysis and forecasts …
The China Automotive Heat Shield Industry Report 2015 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Automotive Heat Shield ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
8
Watch the Mars Opportunity rover run an 11-year marathon in this …
Pay close attention and you can watch the rover revisited its deflated landing craft, investigate its own discarded heat shield, get stuck in a sand ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
9
Global Automotive Heat Shield Industry 2015 Market Size, Share …
Albany, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/22/2015 -- The market study, titled Global Automotive Heat Shield Industry 2015, has been compiled by industry experts and is ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
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How Silver Ants use hair like NASA's new heat shield tech
The Saharan Silver Ant is discovered to dissipate heat using shiny silver hairs covering its entire body. Norman Nan Shi, assistant professor of ... «SlashGear, Jun 15»

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