insulation

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Etymology

From insulate

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən/
• (US) IPA: /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

insulation (countable and uncountable; plural insulations)

1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
2. Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
3. (engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
4. (engineering) The state of a body so separated.
5. (electrical) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.

Derived terms

• blanket insulation
• cellular glass insulation
• composite board insulation
• glass fiber insulation

Related terms

• insular
• insulate
• insulator
• isolate
• isolation
• peninsula

Translations

The act of insulating

Chinese: Mandarin: 孤立 (zh) Esperanto: izolado (eo) French: isolation (fr) f. Greek: μόνωση (el) (mónosi) f.

Macedonian: изолирање (mk) (izolíranje) n., изолација (mk) (izolácija) f. Romanian: izolare (ro) f. Russian: изолирование (ru) (izolírobanije) n., изоляция (ru) (izol'ácija) f.

The act of separating a body from others

Greek: μόνωση (el) (mónosi) f. Macedonian: изолирање (mk) (izolíranje) n., изолација (mk) (izolácija) f.

Romanian: separare (ro) f., izolare (ro) f. Russian: изолирование (ru) (izolírobanije) n., изоляция (ru) (izol'ácija) f.

a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources

Greek: μόνωση (el) (mónosi) f. Macedonian: изолација (mk) (izolácija) f., изолатор (mk) (izolátor) m.

Romanian: izolație (ro) f. Russian: изоляция (ru) (izol'ácija) f., изолятор (ru) (izol'átor) m.

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Spanish: aislamiento m.