insulation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English insulate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English insulation From insulate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.
Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.
2013 March 14, Nancy Langston, “Mining the Boreal North”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2016, page 98:
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
- (countable, uncountable) The state of a body so separated.
- (countable, uncountable) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insulations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
blanket insulation · superinsulation · insulationist · basic insulation level · cellular glass insulation · glass fiber insulation · insulationism · thermoinsulation · noninsulation · composite board insulation · microinsulation
Relateds
insulate · insulator · isolate · isolation · insular · peninsula
Translations (57)
de Isolierung (The act of separating a body from others) · tl sabukod (The act of insulating) · mk изолирање (The act of insulating) · mk изолација (The act of insulating) · mk изолирање (The act of separating a body from others) · hy առանձնացում (The act of insulating) · fi eristys (The act of separating a body from others) · fr isolement (The state of being insulated) · de Dämmung (The act of separating a body from others) · de Isolation (The act of insulating) · fi eristäminen (The act of separating a body from others) · it isolamento (The act of insulating) · fi eriste (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · ru изоля́тор (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · fi eristys (The act of insulating) · eo izolado (The act of insulating) · fi eristäminen (The act of insulating) · ru изоля́ция (The act of insulating) · mk изолација (The act of separating a body from others) · it coibentazione (The act of insulating) · ru изоли́рование (The act of separating a body from others) · hy մեկուսացում (The act of separating a body from others) · id isolator (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · ro izolare (The act of separating a body from others) · it isolante termico (Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building) · el μόνωση (The act of separating a body from others) · ro separare (The act of separating a body from others) · ru изоли́рование (The act of insulating) · cmn 孤立 (The act of insulating) · hy մեկուսացում (The act of insulating) · el μόνωση (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · mk изола́тор (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · ru изоля́ция (The act of separating a body from others) · id isolator (Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building) · el μόνωση (The act of insulating) · pl izolacja (The act of separating a body from others) · fr isolation (The act of insulating) · sv isolering (The act of separating a body from others) · es aislamiento (The act of insulating) · sv isolator (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · fi eriste (Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building) · ro izolație (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · pt isolamento (The act of insulating) · sv isolering (The act of insulating) · es aislación (The act of insulating) · ru изоля́ция (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · ro izolare (The act of insulating) · pt insulação (The act of insulating) · fi eristäytyneisyys (The state of being insulated) · fr isolant (Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building) · it isolamento (The state of being insulated) · mk изолација (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · es insulación (The act of insulating) · fi eristyneisyys (The state of being insulated) · it coibentamento (The state of being insulated) · kk оқшаулама (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources) · sv isolering (a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources)