Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heatshield

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
heat-shield
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.

noun

A system designed to protect an object entering an atmosphere at high speed from the resulting very high temperature due to atmospheric drag

Etymology

From heat + shield.

Inflected Forms

heatshields (plural) heat shield (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

aeroshell

Questions

What does heatshield mean?
A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
Where does heatshield come from?
From heat + shield.

How to pronounce heatshield

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