insulation

English

Etymology

From insulate

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/
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Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

insulation (countable and uncountable, plural insulations)

The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
- 2013 March 1, Nancy Langston, “Mining the Boreal North”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 2, page 98:
  Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.
Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
(engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
(engineering) The state of a body so separated.
(electrical) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.

Derived terms

blanket insulation
cellular glass insulation

composite board insulation
glass fiber insulation

Related terms

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insular
insulate
insulator

isolate
isolation
peninsula

Translations

The act of insulating

Armenian: մեկուսացում (hy) (mekusacʿum), առանձնացում (hy) (aṙanjnacʿum)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 孤立 (zh)
Esperanto: izolado
French: isolation (fr) f
German: Isolation (de) f
Greek: μόνωση (el) f (mónosi)

Macedonian: изолирање n (izolíranje), изолација f (izolácija)
Portuguese: insulação f, isolamento m
Romanian: izolare (ro) f
Russian: изоли́рование (ru) n (izolírovanije), изоля́ция (ru) f (izoljácija)
Spanish: insolación (es) f
Swedish: isolering (sv) c
Tagalog: sabukod

The act of separating a body from others

Armenian: մեկուսացում (hy) (mekusacʿum)
German: Dämmung (de) f, Isolierung (de) f
Greek: μόνωση (el) f (mónosi)
Macedonian: изолирање n (izolíranje), изолација f (izolácija)

Romanian: separare (ro) f, izolare (ro) f
Russian: изоли́рование (ru) n (izolírovanije), изоля́ция (ru) f (izoljácija)
Swedish: isolering (sv) c

a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources

Greek: μόνωση (el) f (mónosi)
Macedonian: изолација f (izolácija), изолатор m (izolátor)
Romanian: izolație (ro) f

Russian: изоля́ция (ru) f (izoljácija), изоля́тор (ru) m (izoljátor)
Swedish: isolering (sv), isolator (sv) c

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} aislamiento (es) m