Meaning & use
insulators
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Materials or devices that do not conduct electricity, heat, or sound, and are used to prevent its transfer.
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Rubber and glass are common electrical insulators.
The attic was packed with foam insulators to keep the house warm.
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Used across physics, construction, and electrical engineering to describe materials that resist the flow of energy.
Words with a similar meaning
nonconductors
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Words with an opposite meaning
conductors
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