"insulation" in the noun sense
1. insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
the state of being isolated or detached
"the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
2. insulant, insulation
insulating material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
3. insulation
the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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