Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insulator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Insulator \In"su*la`tor\, n.
1. One who, or that which, insulates.
2. (Elec. & Thermotics) The substance or body that insulates;
a nonconductor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
insulator
n : a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible
electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: {dielectric}, {nonconductor}]
[ant: {conductor}]
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