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eristys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • insulation noun Material used to reduce the passage of heat, cold, sound, or electricity.
  • isolation noun The state of being separated or apart from others.

Senses

eristys is used for these senses in English:

  • insulator A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image)
  • isolation (chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
  • isolation (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)

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.

isolation — full definition

  1. noun The state of being separated or apart from others.
  2. noun The process of separating a substance, cause, or factor from everything else, in science or investigation.

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