遮しゃ蔽へい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

shielding; screening; masking

Broadly refers to blocking or intercepting something (light, radiation, sound, view, etc.) by placing a barrier. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

• 放ほう射しゃ線せんを遮しゃ蔽へいするために鉛なまりの板いたを使つかう。

  We use lead plates to shield against radiation.