insulation

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Etymology

From insulate

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insulation (countable and uncountable; plural insulations)

  1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
  2. Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
  3. (engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
  4. (engineering) The state of a body so separated.
  5. (electrical) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.

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