A collection of a building’s structural elements resting on its foundation to provide partial separation of the building from shaking ground thus upgrading the building's seismic fitness. For video demonstration, click here: http://www.youtube.com/user/vshustov#p/f/11/ZqlXp3czrrM

present participle of self-isolate

(chiefly epidemiology) Voluntary isolation from others, especially in order to avoid spreading a communicable disease.

plural of self-isolation

A transformer used to transfer electrical power from a source of alternating current (AC) power to some equipment or device while galvanically isolating the device from the power source, usually for safety reasons.

(US, education, often attributive) In Connecticut, the status of a school meeting certain racial diversity quotas.

(epidemiology) The isolation for a set time period of incoming travellers in a dedicated facility to prevent the spread of any infectious diseases they may be carrying, typically managed by a government.

(chemistry, physics) a technique for maintaining reactive molecules in an inert material at low temperature for spectroscopic study

(Canada) Additional money paid to workers based in remote communities to compensate for higher living and travel costs.

(sound, headphones) the property of blocking off outside sound through use of materials that reduce sound transmission from the exterior environment into the interior environment