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Isolation — 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

Isolation is used for these senses in English:

  • insulation The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.
  • insulation (engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound

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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