insulate

[US]/ˈɪnsjuleɪt/
[UK]/ˈɪnsəleɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.isolate, make someone or something separate;[physics] make insulated, make heat-insulating

Phrases & Collocations

insulated walls

insulate against heat

insulate pipes

Example Sentences

insulate an electric wire with rubber

they could draughtproof and insulate your home for you.

The function of a mammal's fur is to insulate the body.

This room is insulated against noise.

the room was heavily insulated against all outside noise.

the case is carefully insulated to prevent short circuits.

the village was insulated by every flood of the river.

a hot plate under an insulated lid.

bifrequency magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator;

The ceiling tiles help to insulate a room.

trying to insulate herself from the chaos surrounding her;

Asbestos can be used to insulate a cooking stove.

They have found a way to insulate themselves against the cost of inflation.

The royal family is insulated from many of the difficulties faced by ordinary people.

Living in a high building tends to insulate us from the real life of the city.

The wires must be insulated from touching each other, with a rubber covering.

Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a degenerative disorder of myelin, a complex fatty neural tissue that insulates many nerves of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Garage to House -- steel insulated 6 panel 32” right hand outswing into garage bore for lockset and deadbolt.

Many houses in the north are warm in winter because they are insulated so that the heat is not lost.

Early electrical workers used it as a coating to insulate coils, and molded it into stand-alone insulators by pressing together layers of shellac-impreg-nated paper.

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