insulation
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4.9
- noun
- /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/
:
aislamiento
- European agricultural interests wanted protection from U.S. farm products, and U.S. manufacturing firms wanted insulation from European competitors.
- bureaucratic insulation
- political insulation
- autonomy and insulation
The fact that China, the power is much more widely shared is a big insulation, I think against this war will future war.
- The fact that China, the power is much more widely shared is a big insulation, I think against this war will future war.
Examples
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I suppose it has something to do with the change they made in the insulation later on.
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Try as they might, however, the Founders could not ensure total insulation of the judiciary from politics.
Academic text (2003) -
Such emotional insulation is precisely what society has and needs in order to pursue justice.
Academic text (2006) -
The extended family network serves as insulation against many mental health problems (Johnson & Nagoshi, 1990).
Academic text (1999) -
There was such a deep layer of insulation between the groundwater and the population, who were therefore protected from the cholera poison.
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In addition, the tanks are more resistant to acid build-up and provide better insulation against Minnesota winters.
Academic text (1998) -
The study also illustrates how state capacity for economic management is enhanced by bureaucratic insulation and institutional reform.
Academic text (1993) -
Where this occurs, the capacity to resist demands is eroded, and the relative insulation of policymakers is undermined.
Academic text (1999) -
The Justices' life tenure offers them considerable insulation from normal accountability mechanisms and might facilitate greater allegiance to conscience over time.
Academic text (2010) -
The house was built with thick walls that provide excellent insulation against the winter cold.
Synonyms
974
1.0
Keeping people or things safe from harm
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3.7
A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally
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6.5
A state of being private and away from other people
21
6.1
A lack of emotional involvement with people or situations
2
9.4
Being separate from other places and having a narrow view of the world
A way of thinking that keeps a country apart and closed to outside ideas
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Material made from asbestos used to stop heat but that is dangerous to health
How Isolated
Surface Forms
Morphology
insulation = insulate (transparent) = insulat + ion
The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'insulate' and denotes state, action, or material resulting from insulating, so learners can infer it from the verb and the suffix '-ion'.
Etymology
Insulation comes from the Latin word insula, meaning 'island', and is the same root as isolate. Think of being like an island—separate and protected—so insulation here means being kept apart or safe from outside influence.