"isolator" meaning in English

See isolator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: isolators [plural]
Etymology: From 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 entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kashubian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkmen translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 19 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 43 35 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 44 32 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 25 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 29 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 30 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 49 31 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Kashubian translations: 50 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 29 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 50 30 20 Disambiguation of 'electrical device that detects short circuits': 79 19 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 entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 19 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 43 35 23 Disambiguation of 'device to keep something sterile': 39 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: 37 19 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 43 35 23 Disambiguation of 'transparent box where small animals are contained': 8 6 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: optoisolator

Inflected forms

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