Isolate vs. Insulation
Isolateverb
(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
Isolateverb
(transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
Isolateverb
To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
Isolateverb
(transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
Isolateverb
To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
Isolateverb
(transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
Isolatenoun
Something that has been isolated.
Isolateverb
To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others; as, to isolate an infected person from others; to isolate the troublemakers in a classroom.
Isolateverb
To insulate. See Insulate.
Isolateverb
To separate from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state; as, to isolate the desired product from a reaction mixture.
Isolateverb
To obtain a culture of a microorganism in pure form (from a complex mixture); as, to isolate Eschericia coli from a patient's blood.
Isolatenoun
Something that has been isolated; as, an isolate of a powerful antibiotic from a tropical plant; an isolate of tuberculosis bacillus from an infected patient.
Isolateverb
place or set apart;
Isolateverb
obtain in pure form;
Isolateverb
set apart from others;
Isolateverb
separate (experiences) fromt he emotions relating to them
Insulationnoun
The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.
Insulationnoun
The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
Insulationnoun
Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
Insulationnoun
(engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
Insulationnoun
(engineering) The state of a body so separated.
Insulationnoun
(electrical) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.
Insulationnoun
The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
Insulationnoun
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.
Insulationnoun
The material or substance used to insulate from either electrical or thermal conduction; as, fiberglass is used as thermal insulation in the walls and roofs of houses.
Insulationnoun
the state of being isolated or detached;
Insulationnoun
a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
Insulationnoun
the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
