EGAVE

insulation

About 4.33 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

insulant detachment insularity insularism insulating material insulating insulator dust dielectric thermal

Often followed by

of and is resistance from in to for between

Word family

insulations

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