(しゃねつ)

しゃねつ
noun
heat shielding; blocking radiant heat
1. heat shielding; blocking radiant heat
Blocking or reflecting radiant heat, especially sunlight, to keep a space cooler. Common in building materials, paints, and films designed to reduce solar heat gain.
遮熱(しゃねつ)シートを()る。
Put up a heat-shielding sheet.
この塗料(とりょう)には遮熱(しゃねつ)効果(こうか)がある。
This paint has a heat-shielding effect.
(まど)遮熱(しゃねつ)フィルムを()ると室温(しつおん)上昇(じょうしょう)(おさ)えられる。
Applying heat-shielding film to the windows can curb the rise in room temperature.

Reflecting or blocking radiant heat (mainly sunlight) before it enters a space. Distinct from 断熱(だんねつ), which slows heat transfer through a material.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 遮熱(しゃねつ)塗料(とりょう): heat-shielding paint
  • 遮熱(しゃねつ)フィルム: heat-shielding film
  • 遮熱(しゃねつ)効果(こうか): heat-shielding effect

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 断熱(だんねつ): insulation — slows heat moving through walls and materials; 遮熱(しゃねつ) reflects radiant heat away before it enters