insulated
/ˈɪnsəlˌeɪtəd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.38 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
adj
Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity.
adj
Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the effect of their mutual attraction is undetectable.
Dated
verb
simple past and past participle of insulate
Example Sentences
- "an insulated house or column"
- "the special and insulated situation of the Jews"
- "Early insulated wires were covered in silk rather than plastic."
- "Speed by now was now down to 25 m.p.h., but that universal tool, the insulated screwdriver, with its business end gingerly applied to the relay coil, enabled us to keep going as far as Grantham, where a more permanent remedy could be effected."
Usage
Inflected Forms
more insulated (comparative)
most insulated (superlative)