heat shield
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4.6
- noun
- /hiːt ʃiːld/
- Specialized
:
escudo térmico
- It needs to successfully hit the atmosphere at the correct angle so that the heat shield can absorb the intense energy of decelerating from 13,000 miles per hour down to about Mach 2.
- the heat shield of the spacecraft
- shuttle heat shield
- heat shield damaged
Basically any spacecraft with heat Shields coming through an atmosphere is aero breaking any time.
- Basically any spacecraft with heat Shields coming through an atmosphere is aero breaking any time.
- What's that heat shield, The heat shield, the TPS thermal protection system.
- Allowed up to five consecutive uses without cooling or without heat shield.
- We'll also see the heat shield drop away in the ground below us, come up rapidly.
Examples
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Now, with both heat shields trimmed, we're ready to install our hardware into the frame.
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After removing the three screws, we'll simply pull down on the heat shield to remove the plastic clip.
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When was the last time the heat shield was checked?
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Their heat shield could be cracked.
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With both heat shields down, we'll now go ahead and trim them as shown in the instructions.
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There are two heat shields on the logic board that can be removed by removing the 7 Philips head #00 screws.
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The Dragon capsule has a heat shield sized to enter Earth's atmosphere from earth-escape velocity.
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When Huygens arrives at the top of Titan's atmosphere, its saucerlike front shield will slow it down, much as a heat shield slows down the space shuttle as the shuttle returns to Earth.
Academic text (2004) -
The spacecraft's heat shield protected it from the intense heat during reentry.
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Engineers designed a new heat shield to withstand higher temperatures.
Synonyms
476
2.9
A broad piece of armor held to protect someone from harm
19
5.0
Layers of material that block harmful radiation, for example X-rays
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3.8
Material that reduces heat moving between inside and outside
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'heat' (thermal energy) and 'shield' (a protective device) in a straightforward, compositional way so its meaning — a device or layer that protects against heat — is directly derivable from the parts. This type of noun–noun compounding is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'escudo térmico'), so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely understand the MWE's general meaning.
Etymology
Heat shield: The noun heat shield comes from the image of a shield that stops heat, like holding a metal plate between you and a fire. That's why a heat shield 'protects' a spacecraft or vehicle from very high temperatures.