Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radial shield

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: ra-di-al shield
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the two plates situated on the disk at the base of each ray of some starfish.

noun

A radial graphite reflector surrounding a pressurized water reactor.

Inflected Forms

radial shields (plural)

Questions

What does radial shield mean?: Either of the two plates situated on the disk at the base of each ray of some starfish.

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