Insulation vs Radiation - What's the difference?
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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.
The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
The process of radiating waves or particles.
The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
Radioactive energy.
As nouns the difference between insulation and radiation
is that insulation is the act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation while radiation is the shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.insulation
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(wikipedia insulation)Noun
citation, passage=Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.}}