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Shielding vs Masking - What's the difference?

shielding | masking |

As verbs the difference between shielding and masking

is that shielding is present participle of lang=en while masking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between shielding and masking

is that shielding is the situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei while masking is the act by which something is masked.

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

    masking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * antimasking * masking tape

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is masked.
  • An entertainment at which the guests conceal their faces with masks.
  • * 1984 , John Norman, Players of Gor
    • Such things, maskings , and disguisings, and dressing up, sometimes in incredible and wild fashions, are all part of the fun of carnival.

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