About The Word Insulate
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Insulate
Insulate Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Insulate?
[v] place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
[v] protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came" Synonyms | Synonyms for Insulate: isolate Related Terms | Find terms related to Insulate: bolt | close off | cordon | cordon off | cover | cull out | cushion | cut off | detach | divide | enisle | fireproof | ghettoize | gin | ground | island | island-hop | isolate | keep apart | keep aside | lag | lay aside | pick out | preserve | proof | protect | put aside | quarantine | riddle | screen | seclude | segregate | separate | sequester | sequestrate | set apart | set aside | shelter | shield | sieve | sift | sort out | soundproof | thrash | thresh | waterproof | weatherproof | winnow | wrap See Also | alter | change | cloister | discriminate | ghettoise | ghettoize | maroon | quarantine | seclude | segregate | separate | sequester | sequestrate | single out | soundproof | weatherstrip | withdraw Insulate In Webster's Dictionary \In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula
island. See {Isle}, and cf. {Isolate}.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no
communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o?
electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the
interposition of nonconductors.
{Insulating stool} (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or
some other nonconductor of electricity, used for
insulating a person or any object placed upon it.
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