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Definition of Insulating material
1. Noun. A material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity.
Generic synonyms: Building Material
Specialized synonyms: Lagging, Corkboard
Derivative terms: Insulate, Insulate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insulating Material
Literary usage of Insulating material
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"Dielectric Strength of insulating material.—If a sheet of insulating material is
... The property of an insulating material by virtue of which it resists ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The most effective insulating material is a substance of low-heat conductivity
which has many pores or cells. These cells are filled with air (practically ..."
3. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1860)
"I will " ' explain the method adopted by M. Bonelli rn where several colours are
required. side, with an insulating material between them, formed like the ..."
4. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"A pair of pliers whose handles are encased in insulating material. Insulated
Trolley-Crossing.—A crossing placed at the intersection of two streets where ..."
5. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"Experience has shown that, for moderate voltages, temperatures which may injure,
or even ruin, the insulating material, from a mechanical standpoint, ..."
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