From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Insulate \In"su*late\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See {Isle}, and cf. {Isolate}.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer of electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors.
{Insulating stool} (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Insulated \In"su*la'ted\ ([i^]n"s[-u]*l[=a]"t[e^]d), p. a.
1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or column.
The special and insulated situation of the Jews. --De Quincey.
2. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity.
3. (Astron.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is insensible. --C. A. Young.
{Insulated wire}, wire covered with some nonconducting material, such as plastic or silk, for use in conducting electricity.
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