insulator
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səˌleɪ noun
1.
Electricity.
a.
a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible.
b.
insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
2.
a person or thing that insulates.
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| —n | |
| any material or device that insulates, esp a material with a very low electrical conductivity or thermal conductivity or something made of such a material | |
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Insulator
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Science Dictionary
| insulator (ĭn'sə-lā'tər) Pronunciation Key
A material or an object that does not easily allow heat, electricity, light, or sound to pass through it. Air, cloth and rubber are good electrical insulators; feathers and wool make good thermal insulators. Compare conductor. |
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The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Example sentences
Snow banked over the covered laid down branches worked as a temperature changing insulator also.
It's also, among other things, an extremely good acoustic insulator and virtually transparent.
Generally, this is a job for a professional insulator.
It can survive exposure to a vacuum, and it seems to be an insulator-which is why the researchers have chosen it.
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