noun
- Electricity.
- a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible.
- insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- a person or thing that insulates.
noun
- any material or device that insulates, esp a material with a very low electrical conductivity or thermal conductivity or something made of such a material
1801, agent noun in Latin form from insulate.
- A material or an object that does not easily allow heat, electricity, light, or sound to pass through it. Air, cloth and rubber are good electrical insulators; feathers and wool make good thermal insulators. Compare conductor.
A material that does not easily transmit energy, such as electric current (see also current) or heat. Materials such as wood, plastic, and ceramics are insulators. Fiberglass is an example of a heat insulator. (Compare conductor.)