insulation
nounThe act of insulating or the state of being insulated.
nounA material or substance used in insulating.
nounThe act of insulating or detaching, or the state of being detached, from other objects.
nounIn electricity and thermotics, that state in which the communication of electricity or heat to other bodies is prevented by the interposition of a non-conductor; also, the material or substance which insulates. See
The act of setting free from combination, as a chemical body; isolation.
nounThe act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
nounThe 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.
nounThe material or substance used to insulate from either electrical or thermal conduction.
nounThe act of
Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.