heat shield

heat shield
noun
a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry
• Part Holonyms: ↑spacecraft, ↑ballistic capsule, ↑space vehicle
• Part Meronyms: ↑nose cone, ↑ogive

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noun
: a barrier of ablative material to protect a space capsule from heat on its entry into an atmosphere

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Aerospace.
a coating or structure that surrounds part of the nose cone or other vulnerable surfaces of a spacecraft and, by heat absorption or ablation, protects them from excessive heating during reentry.
[1955-60]

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heat shield noun
An object or substance designed to protect against excessive heat, esp that which protects a spacecraft re-entering the earth's atmosphere
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Main Entry: ↑heat

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heat shield,
a device that protects something from heat, as the covering of special material on the nose cone of a spacecraft which absorbs or diffuses the heat induced by friction when it reenters the earth's atmosphere.

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n. a device or coating for protection from excessive heat
■ an outer covering on a spacecraft, esp. on the nose cone and leading edges, to protect it from the heat generated during reentry into the earth's atmosphere

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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