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s | insulation |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun insulation is

the act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

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    insulation

    Noun

  • The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
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  • , author=Nancy Langston , title=Mining the Boreal North , volume=101, issue=2, page=98 , magazine= 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.}}
  • 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