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/ˈɪn.s(j)ə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ · noun
A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator)..
To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.
Alan Vasen worked as an insulator at this site from September 1968 through mid-April 1969. Mr. Vasen installed thousands of lineal feet of asbestos pipe covering and thousands of square feet of asbestos block insulation throughout the operating units of the Benicia refinery.
Use insulator when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Insulator means A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator)..
Common synonyms include insulant, isolation, dielectric, nonconductor.
Possible antonyms include conductor.
To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.
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