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radiation shielding

radiation shielding noun: physical barriers designed to provide protection from the effects of ionizing radiation, including radioactive material.

radiation shielding: physical barriers designed to provide protection from the effects of ionizing radiation, including...
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Noun

radiation shielding (uncountable)

  1. physical barriers designed to provide protection from the effects of ionizing radiation, including radioactive material
  2. the technology of providing such protection

radiation shielding meaning in Tamil

radiation shielding in Tamil

கதிர் வீச்சுக் கவசம், கதிர்வீச்சுத் தடுப்பு

Questions about radiation shielding

What does radiation shielding mean?
Radiation shielding means physical barriers designed to provide protection from the effects of ionizing radiation, including radioactive material.
What is radiation shielding in Tamil?
Radiation shielding in Tamil is கதிர் வீச்சுக் கவசம், கதிர்வீச்சுத் தடுப்பு. See Radiation shielding meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is radiation shielding?
Radiation shielding is a noun.

Words near radiation shielding in the dictionary

  1. radiation pressures
  2. radiation pyrometer
  3. radiation pyrometers
  4. radiation resistance
  5. radiation resistances
  6. radiation shielding
  7. radiation sickness
  8. radiation sicknesses
  9. radiation therapy
  10. radiational
  11. radiationally

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