"isolator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: isolators [plural]
Etymology: isolate + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|isolate|or}} isolate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} isolator (plural isolators)
  1. An electrical device that detects short circuits and isolates them. Translations (electrical device that detects short circuits): изолатор (izolator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Trenneinrichtung [feminine] (German), Trenner [masculine] (German), izolator [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-isolator-en-noun-ntq8AMov Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of 'electrical device that detects short circuits': 78 20 3
  2. A device that isolates something from the surrounding environment to keep it sterile. Translations (device to keep something sterile): Isolator [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-isolator-en-noun-I3ubj40A Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of 'device to keep something sterile': 40 60 0
  3. A transparent box for holding small live animals. Translations (transparent box where small animals are contained): изолатор (izolator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Isolator [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-isolator-en-noun-Ckq1nKUg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 19 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of 'transparent box where small animals are contained': 8 7 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: optoisolator

Inflected forms

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