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Insulation   /ˌɪnsəlˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Insulation

noun
1.
The state of being isolated or detached.  Synonyms: detachment, insularism, insularity.
2.
A material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity.  Synonyms: insulant, insulating material.
3.
The act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity.






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"Insulation" Quotes from Famous Books



... told Ramsey that once the Irwadians had worn clothing, but since the coming in great number of the outworlders they had stripped down, as though to prove how tough they were in being able to withstand the freezing climate of their native world. Actually, the Irwadian body-scales were superb insulation, whether from heat or ...
— Equation of Doom • Gerald Vance

... require "—and he passed me a list he had written. "If you have slept well you can be of considerable service, and may accompany him—if not, you must remain quietly at his house." With this he turned to me, and said: "She is making a condenser of herself, Doctor, and will soon break through the insulation. Sparks will be dangerous—you must secure the brush effect." He spoke quickly, and used electrical terms, that she might not understand him, but either he failed of his purpose, or the observation she immediately ...
— The Darrow Enigma • Melvin L. Severy

... county. Virginia counties were unique in colonial history, for the considerable degree of autonomy enjoyed by the County courts gave them both a taste of responsibility for a wide range of public affairs and a measure of insulation from the changes of political fortune which determined events in Williamsburg, ...
— The Fairfax County Courthouse • Ross D. Netherton

... a barrage came with a hiss, a circular curtain of insulation. The huge globular room faded. We were alone on the mound, Snap, Molo, myself, Anita, Venza and Meka upon the end of our bench. Behind us stood our single Wandlite guard, with a ...
— Wandl the Invader • Raymond King Cummings

... to a nearby bin, pulled it open, and looked inside. He closed it, pulled open another. He found the gadget on the third try. It was a plastic case, six by six by eight, and it still smelled of hot insulation, although the case itself was ...
— Unwise Child • Gordon Randall Garrett


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