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shielding

The English word “shielding” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
  2. 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.
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