barrier shield
barrier shield
[′bar·ē·ər ‚shēld] (engineering)
A wall or enclosure made of a material designed to absorb ionizing radiation, shielding the operator from an area where radioactive material is being used or processed by remote-control equipment.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The sizzling
barrier shields them, so they don't have to worry about over-eager fans hitting them with goodies.
ENIG is the only finish that should not lose copper to the solder bath, because the nickel
barrier shields the copper from the wave.
Special
barrier shields in the tunnels help protect preforms from premature heat exposure.
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