Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whipple shield

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: whip-ple shield
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.

Etymology

Devised by Fred Whipple.

Inflected Forms

Whipple shields (plural)

Synonyms

meteor bumper

Questions

What does whipple shield mean?: A thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.
Where does whipple shield come from?: Devised by Fred Whipple.

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