Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headshield

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-shield
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A helmet or similar covering that protects the head.

noun

A cephalon of a trilobite.

Example Sentences

"Two new molded fiber-glass plastic headshields for weldors are reported to offer the user lighter weight comfort with complete head protection from the welding arc and spatter."
"Trilobites have a distinct headshield or cephalon and a distinct tailshield or pygidium, and in both these regions the original segmentation has been suppressed — more completely in the cephalon than in the pygidium — and [...]"

Etymology

From head + shield.

Inflected Forms

headshields (plural)

Questions

What does headshield mean?: A helmet or similar covering that protects the head.
Where does headshield come from?: From head + shield.

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