heat shield

See also: heatshield

English

Noun

heat shield (plural heat shields)

(space science) A shield designed of a substance that absorbs excessive heat from an outside source by either dissipating, reflecting or simply absorbing the heat.

Translations

Translations

Catalan: escut tèrmic m
Dutch: hitteschild (nl) n
Finnish: lämpökilpi (fi)
French: bouclier thermique (fr) m
German: Hitzeschild (de) n
Italian: scudo termico m
Polish: osłona termiczna f
Portuguese: escudo térmico m
Romanian: scut de căldură, scut caloric n
Spanish: escudo térmico m
Turkish: ısı kalkanı

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