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Whipple shield

Whipple shield noun: a thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.

Noun

Whipple shield (plural Whipple shields)

  1. A thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.
    Synonyms:
    meteor bumper

Synonyms of Whipple shield

Forms of Whipple shield

pluralWhipple shields

Origin of Whipple shield

Devised by Fred Whipple.

Questions about Whipple shield

What does Whipple shield mean?
Whipple shield means a thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.
What part of speech is Whipple shield?
Whipple shield is a noun.
What is the plural of Whipple shield?
The plural of Whipple shield is Whipple shields.

Words near Whipple shield in the dictionary

  1. whippit
  2. whippits
  3. Whipple
  4. Whipple procedure
  5. Whipple procedures
  6. Whipple shield
  7. Whipple shields
  8. whipple tree
  9. whipple trees
  10. Whipple's disease
  11. whipple-tree

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