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How to pronounce insulator in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dielectric, nonconductor
Type of material, stuff
Has types bushing, glass wool, mineral wool, rock wool
Derivation insulate

Examples of insulator

insulator
His new show includes several light fixtures made from telegraph insulator caps.
From the kansas.com
In this manner, the scientists can distinguish one insulator class from another.
From the sciencedaily.com
Nature and function of insulator protein binding sites in the Drosophila genome.
From the nature.com
So, to insulate the walls, have an insulator blow in cellulose from the outside.
From the boston.com
An electrical insulator is a material that resists the flow of electric current.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A Y-junction of three nanotubes with no defects usually behaves as an insulator.
From the newscientist.com
The change in insulator has also led to a change in the gate electrode material.
From the newscientist.com
Obviously the cooler gas film on the metal surface works as a thermal insulator.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Cut up individual branches and throw it on tender plants as a winter insulator.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
  • An insulator, also called a dielectric, is a material that resists the flow of electric current. An insulating material has atoms with tightly bonded valence electrons. ...
  • An insulator is a genetic boundary element that plays two distinct roles in gene expression, either as an enhancer-blocking element, or more rarely as a barrier against condensed chromatin proteins spreading onto active chromatin. ...
  • A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator); A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image)
  • (insulators) Materials that do not carry electricity through them. Glass, plastic and rubber are excellent insulators.
  • (INSULATORS) Heat resisting substances inserted between the handle and the body of such articles as kettles, teapots, etc.
  • (Insulators) small ivory, ebony, or onyx spacers placed within the handles of teapots or coffee pots to prevent heat generated by hot beverages from traveling through the handle.
  • A substance which, in our case, is a poor conductor of both electricity and Orgone.
  • The first layer next to the innerspring. It forms a barrier between the softer foam layers to keep them from pocketing or getting pushed into the coil unit.