insulated
Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
Other meanings
Placed or set apart.
“an insulated house or column”
Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity.
“Early insulated wires were covered in silk rather than plastic.”
Related words
- preinsulated
- superinsulated
- uninsulated
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “insulated” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.