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Meaning:

Noun:

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

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