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eriste — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • insulation noun Material used to reduce the passage of heat, cold, sound, or electricity.
  • pot noun A round container, usually with a handle, used for cooking or holding things such as plants.

Senses

eriste is used for these senses in English:

  • dielectric (electrically) insulating
  • dielectric (metamaterial) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
  • insulator A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).
  • pot (rail transport) A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.

insulation — full definition

  1. noun Material used to reduce the passage of heat, cold, sound, or electricity.
  2. noun The state or process of being protected or shielded from something.

pot — full definition

  1. noun A round container, usually with a handle, used for cooking or holding things such as plants.
  2. noun (slang) Marijuana.
  3. verb To plant something in a pot.
  4. verb (billiards/snooker) To hit a ball into a pocket.

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