What does "insulate" mean?

Insulate: To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.

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