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.

Noun

(en noun)

The setting apart or separation of things or people, as a natural process, a manner of organizing people that may be voluntary or enforced by law.

(rfc-sense) (biology) The Mendelian Law of Segregation related to genetic transmission or geographical segregation of various species.

(mineralogy) Separation]] from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the [[crystallize, crystallizing process.

(politics, public policy) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex).

(sociology) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into various categories which occurs due to social forces (culture, etc).