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Insulation

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detachmentnoun(uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
insularitynounThe quality or property of being insular.
insularismnounInsular (withdrawn) behavior.
insulantnounAny material used to provide insulation
insulating materialnouna material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity

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insulantnounAny material used to provide insulation
detachmentnoun(uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
insularitynounThe quality or property of being insular.
insularismnounInsular (withdrawn) behavior.
insulating materialnouna material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
insulatingThat insulates.
insulatornounA substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).
dustnounFine particles.
dielectricnoun(physics) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
thermalnoun(meteorology) A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of a planet's surface.
coldnoun(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
buffernoun(computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
containmentnoun(uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
yarnnoun(uncountable) A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
shieldnounAnything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
compartmentalisationnoun(British spelling) Alternative form of compartmentalization. [Division into compartments or parts.]
confinementnounThe act of confining or the state of being confined.
shutoffnounThe act of turning something off.
remotenessnounThe quality of being remote.
isolatenounSomething that has been isolated.

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