protecting vs shielding

protecting

shielding

noun
  • The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei 

  • 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. 

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