insulate (redirected from insulates)

in·su·late  (ns-lt, nsy-)

tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates

1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate.

2. To prevent the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of, especially by surrounding with a nonconducting material.

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[Latin nsula, island + -ate.]

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insulate

Verb

[-lating, -lated]

1. to prevent or reduce the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound by surrounding or lining with a nonconducting material

2. to isolate or set apart [Late Latin insulatus made into an island]

insulator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	insulate - protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" weatherstrip - provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in" soundproof - insulate against noise; "Proust had his apartment soundproofed"
	2.	insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" isolate segregate - separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims" ghettoise, ghettoize - put in a ghetto; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized" cloister - seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" quarantine - place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" maroon - leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" discriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race

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insulate

verb isolate, protect, screen, defend, shelter, shield, cut off, cushion, cocoon, close off, sequester, wrap up in cotton wool

Translations

insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vt → aislar

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insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vt → isoler;

(against sound) → insonoriser

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insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vt → isolieren;

(person, group) → abschirmen

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insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vt → isolare

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insulate

v insulate [ˈinsjuleit]

to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables. isoleer يَعْزِل، يُغَطّي بمادةٍ عازِلَه изолирам izolovat isolere isolieren μονώνω aislar eraldama عایق بندی کردن eristää isoler לְבוֹדֵד आवरण चढा़ना, अलग करना izolirati szigetel melindungi einangra isolare 絶縁する 절연하다 izoliuoti izolēt; norobežot melindungi isoleren isolere izolować isolar a izola изолировать izolovať izolirati izolovati isolera ห่อหุ้มด้วยฉนวน yalıtmak, izole etmek 使絕緣 відокремлювати; ізолювати غیر موصل اجزا کے ذریعے دوران روکنا cách ly 使绝缘

n insuˈlation

isolasie عَزْل изолация izolace isolering die Isolierung μόνωση aislamiento eraldamine عایق بندی eristys, eriste isolation בִּידוּד विद्युत रोधन izoliranje, izolacija elszigetel(őd)és; szigetelő(anyag) isolasi einangrun isolamento 絶縁 절연 izoliacija izolācija; izolēšana; norobežošana perlindungan isolatie isolasjon, isolering izolacja isolamento izolaţie изоляция; изоляционный материал izolácia izolacija izolovanost isolation, isolering ฉนวน yalıtım (maddesi) 絕緣 ізоляція; відокремлення غیر موصل بنانے کا عمل sự cách ly 绝缘