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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Insulated \In"su*la`ted\ ([i^]n"s[-u]*l[=a]"t[e^]d), p. a.
1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies;
separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house
or column.
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The special and insulated situation of the Jews.
--De Quincey.
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2. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means
of nonconductors of heat or electricity.
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3. (Astron.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond
the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be
so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is
insensible. --C. A. Young.
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{Insulated wire}, wire covered with some nonconducting
material, such as plastic or silk, for use in conducting
electricity.
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