English Dictionary

insulation

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation. / The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

日本語の意味

絶縁：他の物体から切り離し、直接の接触や影響を防ぐ状態・行為。 / 隔離：他のものから独立して取り離された状態。 / 断熱：熱の移動を防ぐための措置や状態（文脈により使用される場合もある）。

The insulation of the century-old cottage involved carefully sealing gaps and adding new materials to keep the interior warm.

その築百年のコテージの断熱作業は、隙間を丁寧に塞ぎ、内部を暖かく保つために新しい材料を追加することを伴った。

意味（1）

The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.

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.

意味（2）

The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

意味（3）

Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.

意味（4）

(engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound

意味（5）

(engineering) The state of a body so separated.

意味（6）

(electricity) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.

insulations （ plural ）