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Categories: Auto parts, Atmospheric entry, Articles with short description, All articles needing additional references, Spacecraft components

heat shield

A protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry WordNet 3.0

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A protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In engineering, a heat shield is a component designed to protect an object or a human operator from being burnt or overheated by dissipating, reflecting, and/or absorbing heat. Wikipedia

Component to shield a substance from absorbing excessive heat Wikidata

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

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