a. [ See Isolate. ] (Chem.) Capable of being isolated, or of being obtained in a pure state;
v. t.
Short isolated sentences were the mode in which ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Something that has been isolated;
a. Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from others. [ 1913 Webster ]
Isolated point of a curve. (Geom.)
adv. In an isolated manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. isolation. ] The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. isolation. ] The doctrine or policy of minimal participation by one's country in international economic and political relations, specifically by not entering into alliances or other international agreements, in order to avoid becoming entangled in foreign wars, and to be able to devote the nation's energies primarily to advancing its own domestic interests. [ PJC ]
n. A proponent or supporter of isolationism; one who is isolationistic. [ PJC ]
n. One who, or that which, isolates. [ 1913 Webster ]