insulation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being isolated or detached
the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel
Types & categories
- isolation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
Types & categories
- building material hypernym
- lagging hyponym
- corkboard hyponym
Related & opposite
- insulate derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Types & categories
- protection hypernym
- lining hyponym
Related & opposite
- insulate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | isolate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | insular |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | insular |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | isolation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insulate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | building material |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lagging |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | corkboard |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | insulate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | protection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lining |