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Insulation vs Hereditary - What's the difference?

insulation | hereditary |

As nouns the difference between insulation and hereditary

is that insulation is the act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation while hereditary is a hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

As an adjective hereditary is

which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate.

insulation

English

(wikipedia insulation)

Noun

  • The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
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  • Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
  • (engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
  • (engineering) The state of a body so separated.
  • (electrical) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.

    • Derived terms

    * blanket insulation * cellular glass insulation * composite board insulation * glass fiber insulation

    Related terms

    * insular * insulate * insulator * isolate * isolation * peninsula

    hereditary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate
  • (of a title, honor or right) legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
    • Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.
  • (of a person) holding a legally hereditary title or rank
    • hereditary rulers
  • (of a disease or trait) passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
    • ''Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.

    Derived terms

    * hereditariness * hereditarily * hereditary disease * hereditary peer

    Related terms

    * heredity * heritage * inherit, inheritance * heir, heiress

    Noun

    (hereditaries)
  • A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

    • See also

    * congenital