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shielding

  • noun

The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei

Other meanings

  1. Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.

Related words

  • shieldingly
  • radiation shielding
  • shielding constant

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