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单词 insulation
释义

insulation

noun

in·​su·​la·​tion ˌin(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce insulation (audio)
1
: material used in insulating
2
a
: the state of being insulated
b
: the action of insulating

Synonyms

  • aloneness
  • isolation
  • privacy
  • secludedness
  • seclusion
  • segregation
  • separateness
  • sequestration
  • solitariness
  • solitude
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Example Sentences

These materials provide the insulation needed in cold weather. she had grown up in such rural insulation that she'd never met anyone of a different race
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Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Kids Definition

insulation

noun

in·​su·​la·​tion ˌin-sə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce insulation (audio)
1
: material that is used to stop the passage of electricity, heat, or sound from one conductor to another
2
: the act of insulating : the state of being insulated
insulation of wires

Medical Definition

insulation

noun

in·​su·​la·​tion ˌin(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce insulation (audio)
1
: the action of separating a conductor from conducting bodies by means of nonconductors so as to prevent transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
also : the state resulting from such action
2
: material used to provide insulation

insulation

noun

as in privacy
the state of being alone or kept apart from others she had grown up in such rural insulation that she'd never met anyone of a different race

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • privacy
  • solitude
  • isolation
  • segregation
  • loneliness
  • seclusion
  • vacuum
  • aloneness
  • separateness
  • sequestration
  • secludedness
  • solitariness
  • retirement
  • confinement
  • withdrawal
  • internment
  • quarantine
  • lonesomeness
  • ghettoization
  • incarceration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • company
  • society
  • companionship
  • camaraderie
  • comradeship
  • fellowship
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