Insulate(v. t.) To make an island of.
Insulate(v. t.) To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.
Insulate(v. t.) To prevent the transfer o/ electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors.
Insulated(imp. & p. p.) of Insulate
Insulated(p. a.) Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or column.
Insulated(p. a.) Separated from other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity.
Insulated(p. a.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is insensible.
Insulating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insulate
Insulation(n.) The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
Insulation(n.) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity or of heat; also, the state of a body so separated.
Insulator(n.) One who, or that which, insulates.
Insulator(n.) The substance or body that insulates; a nonconductor.
Insulous(a.) Abounding in islands.
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