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insulate
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insulate
v.
seal or close off with a material which blocks or retards the passage of heat (or electricity, sound, etc.); isolate, separate from others, segregate
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Insulation
Insulation may refer to:
- Building insulation, added to buildings for comfort and energy efficiency
- Insulator (electrical), the use of material to resist the electric current and magnetism
- Insulated glazing, an energy saving type of window construction
- Soundproofing, also known as acoustic insulation, any means of reducing the intensity of sound
- Thermal insulation, materials used to reduce the rate of heat transfer
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insulate
Verb
1. protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) weatherstrip
(derivation) insulating material, insulant, insulation
2. place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
(synonym) isolate
(hypernym) discriminate, separate, single out
(hyponym) segregate
(derivation) insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
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insulate
v.
izolovat; chránit
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insulate
Czas.
izolować; uszcelniać
