insulation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being isolated or detached
    insularism; detachment; insularity.
    • the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel
  2. noun a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
    insulant; insulating material.
  3. noun the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity

WordNet


In`su*la"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
  2. (Elec. & Thermotics) The 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.

Webster 1913