Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Insulation \In`su*la"tion\, n.
1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated;
detachment from other objects; isolation.
[1913 Webster]
2. (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.
[1913 Webster]
3. 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
insulation
n 1: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of
England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn:
{insulation}, {insularity}, {insularism}, {detachment}]
2: a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat
or sound or electricity [syn: {insulating material},
{insulant}, {insulation}]
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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