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What is the difference between building and insula?

building | insula |

As nouns the difference between building and insula

is that building is (uncountable) the act or process of building while insula is (historical) a block of buildings in a roman town.

As a verb building

is (build).

building

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The act or process of building.
  • A closed structure with walls and a roof.
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    Synonyms
    * (act or process of building) construction * (closed structure with walls and a roof) edifice * See also
    Derived terms
    * apartment building * * building blocks * building permit * building society * building trade * office building * outbuilding * shipbuilding * bodybuilding * main building

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    See (build)

    Verb

    (head)

    • insula

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (historical) A block of buildings in a Roman town.
  • (anatomy) The insular cortex, a structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus.
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, February 6, Sandra Blakeslee, A Small Part of the Brain, and Its Profound Effects, newspaper=New York Times citation
    • , passage=All mammals have insulas that read their body condition, Dr. Craig said. }}
  • * 2011 , (Steven Pinker), The Better Angels of Our Nature , Penguin 2012, p. 608:
    • The insula registers our physical gut feelings, including the sensation of a distended stomach and other inner states like nausea, warmth, a full bladder, and a pounding heart.
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