Complete Definition of "insulator"

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Etymology
-or|insulate

Noun
en-noun

  1. A substance that does not transmit sound, heat (thermal insulator), or electricity (electrical insulator).
  2. A non-conductive structure or device that does not transmit sound, heat, or electricity

#:To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.

Translations
trans-top|substance
Finnish: t|fi|eriste
Hungarian: t|hu|szigetel�anyag
trans-mid
Swedish: isolering
trans-bottom

trans-top|structure
Finnish: t|fi|eristys (heat and sound), t|fi|eristin (electricity)
Hungarian: t|hu|szigetelés
trans-mid
Swedish: isolator c
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Bulgarian: изола�о� m (1, 2)
ttbc|Chinese: 中�: �緣�
ttbc|Dutch: isolator m (1,2)
ttbc|French: isolant m, isolateur m (1,2)
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ttbc|German: Isolierstoff m (1), Isolator m (1, 2)
ttbc|Lithuanian: izoliatorius m (1, 2)
ttbc|Polish: izolator m (1,2)
ttbc|Slovak: izolátor m
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See also
insulate
insulation
isolate
isolation

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