insulated

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insulated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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              The special and insulated situation of the Jews.
                                                    --De Quincey.
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     2. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means
        of nonconductors of heat or electricity.
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     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.
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     Insulated wire, wire covered with some nonconducting
        material, such as plastic or silk, for use in conducting
        electricity.
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  Insulate \In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Insulating.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula
     island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
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     1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.
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     2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no
        communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
        separate.
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     3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer of
        electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the
        interposition of nonconductors.
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     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.
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