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Shielding vs Concealing - What's the difference?

shielding | concealing |

As verbs the difference between shielding and concealing

is that shielding is while concealing is .

As nouns the difference between shielding and concealing

is that shielding is (physics|chemistry) the situation, in nmr spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei while concealing is an act of concealment.

shielding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics, chemistry) The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
  • (soccer) Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.

    • Synonyms

    * (soccer action) screening

    Antonyms

    * (situation in NMR spectroscopy)deshielding

    concealing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of concealment.
  • Material, etc. that conceals something.
  • * (Herman Melville)
    • Standing half-befogged upon the mountain of his Fate, all that part of the wide panorama was wrapped in clouds to him; but anon those concealings slid aside, or rather, a quick rent was made in them