| Definition of Insulation
Definition
of Insulation
in·su·late
v. tr. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates. 1. To
surround or separate with nonconducting material in order to
prevent or lessen the leakage of electricity, heat, cold, sound,
radiation, etc. 2. To place in a detached state or situation;
isolate.
Source: Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary © 1968
Insulation
... or Isolation?
The words insular, insulate, and insulation are first cousins.
Let's take a look at what they mean.
Insular means "island like." Therefore, insular people
and land forms are isolated; in the first instance by a point of
view, in the second by geography.
To insulate means "to isolate." So, when we insulate our
homes, we make an island of our dwelling, isolating ourselves from
the elements.
Insulation, then, is literally a product that isolates the
elements.
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