"insulator" meaning in English

See insulator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪn.s(j)ə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insulator.wav Forms: insulators [plural]
Etymology: From insulate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|insulate|or}} insulate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} insulator (plural insulators)
  1. A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator). Synonyms (substance): insulant Translations (substance): aïllant [masculine] (Catalan), 絕緣體 /绝缘体 (juéyuántǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 絕緣子 /绝缘子 (juéyuánzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), izolátor [masculine] (Czech), nevodič [masculine] (Czech), isolator [masculine] (Dutch), isolatiemateriaal [neuter] (Dutch), eriste (Finnish), isolateur (French), Isolator [masculine] (German), Nichtleiter [masculine] (German), μονωτής (monotís) [masculine] (Greek), વીજરખું (vījarkhũ) (Gujarati), szigetelőanyag (Hungarian), einangrari [masculine] (Icelandic), einangri [masculine] (Icelandic), einangur [masculine] (Icelandic), isolator (Indonesian), isolante (Italian), айырғыш (aiyrğyş) (Kazakh), изола́тор (izolátor) [masculine] (Macedonian), penebat (Malay), കുചാലകം (kucālakaṁ) (Malayalam), ārai (Maori), ārai hiko (note: of electricity) (Maori), ārai wera (note: of heat) (Maori), ārai matao (note: of cold) (Maori), ārai parawhiti (note: of radiation) (Maori), isolator [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), isolator [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), izolator [masculine] (Polish), isolante (Portuguese), izolator [neuter] (Romanian), material de izolare [neuter] (Romanian), изоля́тор (izoljátor) [masculine] (Russian), изолатор [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), izolator [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), izolator [masculine] (Slovene), aislante (Spanish), isolering (Swedish), pambukod (Tagalog), ฉนวน (chànŭan) (Thai), yalıtkan (Turkish), chất cách điện (Vietnamese)
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  2. A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image) Translations (structure): aïllant [masculine] (Catalan), 絕緣體 /绝缘体 (juéyuántǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 絕緣子 /绝缘子 (juéyuánzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), izolátor [masculine] (Czech), isolator [common-gender] (Danish), isolatie [feminine] (Dutch), eristys (english: heat and sound) (Finnish), eristin [electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering] (Finnish), szigetelés (Hungarian), изола́тор (izolátor) [masculine] (Macedonian), ārai (Maori), isolator [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), isolator [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), izolator [masculine] (Polish), изоля́тор (izoljátor) [masculine] (Russian), изолатор m izolator [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), isolator [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  3. A person who installs insulation.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: isolation Derived forms: mica insulator, strain insulator, topological insulator Related terms: insulant, insulate, insulation

Inflected forms

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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "substance",
      "word": "chất cách điện"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aïllant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "juéyuántǐ",
      "sense": "structure",
      "word": "絕緣體 /绝缘体"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "juéyuánzǐ",
      "sense": "structure",
      "word": "絕緣子 /绝缘子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "izolátor"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "isolator"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isolatie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "heat and sound",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "structure",
      "word": "eristys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "structure",
      "topics": [
        "electricity",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "electromagnetism",
        "energy",
        "business",
        "physics",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences",
        "engineering"
      ],
      "word": "eristin"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "structure",
      "word": "szigetelés"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "izolátor",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "изола́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "structure",
      "word": "ārai"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "isolator"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "isolator"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "izolator"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izoljátor",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "изоля́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "изолатор m izolator"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "isolator"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "insulator"
  ],
  "word": "insulator"
}

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