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insulator

noun
/ˈɪn.s(j)ə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From insulate + -or.

  1. derived from īnsulātus
  2. suffixed as insulator — “insulate + or”

Definitions

  1. A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator)…

    A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).

  2. A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or…

    A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image)

    • To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.

  3. A person who installs insulation.

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Derived

mica insulator, microinsulator, strain insulator, superinsulator, topological insulator

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at insulator. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at insulator. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at insulator

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA