Insulator

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A material that insulates, especially a nonconductor of sound, heat, or electricity.
  • n. A device that insulates.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).
  • n. A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, insulates.
  • n. A substance or object that insulates; a nonconductor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which insulates; specifically, a substance or body that interrupts the communication of electricity or heat to surrounding objects; a non-conductor; anything through which an electric current will not pass.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
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    conductor   
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