insulated (comparative more insulated, superlative most insulated)
Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
Placed or set apart.
(of an electrically conducting material) Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity.
(astronomy, dated) 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.
insulated
simple past tense and past participle of insulate
• nidulates, tasuldine
Source: Wiktionary
In"su*la`ted, p. a.
1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or column. The special and insulated situation of the Jews. De Quincey.
2. (Elect. & Thermotics)
Definition: Separated from other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity.
3. (Astron.)
Definition: 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 affect of their mutual attraction is insensible. C. A. Young. Insulated wire, wire wound with silk, or covered with other nonconducting material, for electrical use.
In"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Insulating.] Etym: [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics)
Definition: To prevent the transfer o Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
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