"insulator" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪn.sjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insulator.wav [Southern-England] Forms: insulators [plural]
Etymology: 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 (Chinese Mandarin), 绝缘体 (juéyuántǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 絕緣子 (Chinese Mandarin), 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)
    Sense id: en-insulator-en-noun-XZpoWCDD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of 'substance': 90 7 3 Disambiguation of 'substance': 90 7 3
  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 (Chinese Mandarin), 绝缘体 (juéyuántǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 絕緣子 (Chinese Mandarin), 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)
    Sense id: en-insulator-en-noun-STTUmNUM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of 'structure': 10 83 7
  3. A person who installs insulation.
    Sense id: en-insulator-en-noun-gnHSFwvj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 35 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: isolation Derived forms: strain insulator, topological insulator Related terms: insulant, insulate, insulation

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      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "substance",
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      "sense": "substance",
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "substance",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "aïllant"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "structure",
      "word": "絕緣體"
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      "code": "cmn",
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        "energy",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "structure",
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