insulation
1Insulation — may mean:* Building insulation, added to buildings for comfort and energy efficiency * Soundproofing, also known as acoustic insulation, any means of reducing the intensity of sound * Thermal insulation, materials used to reduce the rate of heat… …
2Insulation — In su*la tion, n. 1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Elec. & Thermotics) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer …
3insulation — [ɛ̃sylɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. D. i. (1893, Valéry); dér. sav. du lat. insula « île ». ❖ ♦ Didact. et rare. Volonté de s isoler (comme dans une île). ⇒ Isolement. || L insulation d une économie (d après F. Perroux) …
4insulation — index buffer zone, bulwark Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5insulation — (n.) 1848, act of making (something) into an island, noun of action from INSULATE (Cf. insulate). Transferred sense attested by 1798. Electrical sense is from 1767. The concrete sense of insulating material is recorded by 1870 …
6insulation — ► NOUN 1) the action of insulating or state of being insulated. 2) material used to insulate something …
7insulation — [in΄sə lā′shən; in΄soolā′shən, in΄syoolā′shən] n. 1. an insulating or being insulated 2. any material used to insulate …
8insulation — insulate in‧su‧late [ˈɪnsjleɪt ǁ ˈɪnsə , ˈɪnʆə ] verb [transitive] to keep something safe from the harmful effects of something: insulate something from/against something • Such a strategy helps insulate the portfolio from the stock market s… …
9insulation — [[t]ɪ̱nsjʊle͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM sə [/t]] N UNCOUNT Insulation is a thick layer of a substance that keeps something warm, especially a building. → See also insulate High electricity bills point to a poor heating system or bad insulation... A wet suit… …
10insulation — n. insulation against, from * * * [ˌɪnsjʊ leɪʃ(ə)n] from insulation against …
