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изоля́ция — meaning in English

izolyatsiya

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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.
  • lockdown noun A period in which people are required to stay in a confined place or area, usually for safety during an emergency.

Senses

изоля́ция is used for these senses in English:

  • insulation (electricity) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.
  • isolation (chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
  • lockdown The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

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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