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isolar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • insulate verb To cover or surround something with material to stop heat, cold, sound, or electricity from passing through.
  • island noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
  • isolate verb To separate someone or something from others.

Senses

isolar is used for these senses in English:

  • insulate To separate, detach, or isolate.
  • insulate To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
  • island (transitive) To isolate.
  • isolate (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.

insulate — full definition

  1. verb To cover or surround something with material to stop heat, cold, sound, or electricity from passing through.
  2. verb To protect someone or something from a harmful or unwanted influence.

island — full definition

  1. noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
  2. noun Something that is isolated or set apart, resembling an island figuratively.
  3. verb To cut off or isolate, as if surrounding with water.

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