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/ˌɪnsəlˈeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Insulation n.

The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

(Elec. & Thermotics) 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.

The material or substance used to insulate from either electrical or thermal conduction; as, fiberglass is used as thermal insulation in the walls and roofs of houses.

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Etymology of 'Insulation'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Insulation" Quotes from Famous Books

... division of miraculous agency, it is clear, therefore, that Hume's argument does not apply. The arrow glances past: not so much missing its aim as taking a false one. The hiatus which it supposes, the insulation and incommunicability which it charges upon the miraculous as a capital oversight, was part of the design: such mysterious agencies were meant to be incommunicable, and for the same reason which shuts up each man's consciousness ...

— Theological Essays and Other Papers v1 • Thomas de Quincey

... mainly by night. They were stringing ground wires; we were afraid to put up poles, for they would attract too much inquiry. Ground wires were good enough, in both instances, for my wires were protected by an insulation of my own invention which was perfect. My men had orders to strike across country, avoiding roads, and establishing connection with any considerable towns whose lights betrayed their presence, ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... Note.—Insulation will be improved if every layer of wire is painted over with shellac dissolved in alcohol before the next layer ...

— Things To Make • Archibald Williams

... in the jarring note of Death only a jubilant proclamation of life eternal; while all are thus taught the longing for immortality, though only by their fear of the contrary. And so is the pure universal nature of man affirmed by these provocations of contrast and insulation on the surface. We feel the personality far more, and far more sweetly, for its being thus divided from our own. From behind this veil the pure nature comes to us with a kind of surprise, as out of another heaven. The joy of truth and delight ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 9, No. 54, April, 1862 • Various

... a literature of its own, complete the chief popular elements of the volume. The remainder is devoted mainly to a technical treatise on the proper method of constructing telegraphic lines, perfecting insulation, etc. In an Appendix we have a more careful consideration of Galvanism, and a more detailed examination of the qualities and capacities of ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8, No. 47, September, 1861 • Various

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