sunscreening
- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌskrinɪŋ/
- Specialized
- We installed a sunscreening film on the windows to keep the car cool in the summer.
Examples
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The architect suggested using sunscreening materials to reduce heat inside the building.
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We were talking about it the other day in the the sunscreen that that one line.
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So the way we have sunscreen, this would be like cosmic radiation screen.
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They made sunscreen in the end, didn't they?
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Some ranch dressing is dyed with the same ingredient found in a sunscreen, B bleach, C light bulbs or D asphalt.
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This new sunscreening technology can significantly lower energy costs by blocking incoming sunlight.
Synonyms
A cover for a lamp or window that reduces light
A layer of material that covers a surface to protect or decorate it
A cover attached to a building that protects from sun or rain
Glass fitted into windows and doors to keep out weather and reduce noise
A cover that gives shade from the sun
A flap above a car window you pull down to stop sunlight from your eyes
A cloth screen that blocks strong sunlight
A thin metal or plastic mesh used on windows and doors to keep insects out
A cover that blocks sunlight to make a place cooler
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Etymology
Sunscreening for a material comes from the parts sun and screen, where 'sun' is the bright star in the sky and a screen is 'something that blocks or covers', so sunscreening is a film or device that blocks the sun from windows or cars.