Definitions

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  • adjective Not shielded.

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  • adjective (used especially of machinery) not protected by a shield

Etymologies

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un- +‎ shielded

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Examples

  • He said mobile phone radiation could heat the side of the head or potentially thermoelectrically interact with the brain, while Bluetooth devices and "unshielded" headsets could convert the user's head into an effective, potentially self-harming antenna.

    halflifesource.com 2009

  • He said mobile phone radiation could heat the side of the head or potentially thermoelectrically interact with the brain, while Bluetooth devices and "unshielded" headsets could convert the user's head into an effective, potentially self-harming antenna.

    halflifesource.com 2009

  • He said mobile phone radiation could heat the side of the head or potentially thermoelectrically interact with the brain, while Bluetooth devices and "unshielded" headsets could convert the user's head into an effective, potentially self-harming antenna.

    halflifesource.com 2009

  • He said mobile phone radiation could heat the side of the head or potentially thermoelectrically interact with the brain, while Bluetooth devices and "unshielded" headsets could convert the user's head into an effective, potentially self-harming antenna.

    halflifesource.com 2009

  • He said mobile phone radiation could heat the side of the head or potentially thermoelectrically interact with the brain, while Bluetooth devices and "unshielded" headsets could convert the user's head into an effective, potentially self-harming antenna.

    halflifesource.com 2009

  • He said mobile phone radiation could heat the side of the head or potentially thermoelectrically interact with the brain, while Bluetooth devices and "unshielded" headsets could convert the user's head into an effective, potentially self-harming antenna.

    halflifesource.com 2009

  • The symbiont is feeling some kind of unshielded magnetic flux "

    Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996

  • We then searched public news accounts, unshielded comnet entries, and any related, declassified material we could find.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • As each hoplite was unshielded on his right side, he relied on the man next to him for protection, encouraging by necessity a strong sense of unity in battle.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Grief lighted a match, and the unshielded flame burned without flickering in the still air.

    THE PEARLS OF PARLAY 2010

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