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insulation
 
Noun insulation has 3 senses
  1. insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment - the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
    --1 is a kind of isolation
    Derived form: verb insulate2
  2. insulating material, insulant, insulation - a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
    --2 is a kind of building material
    --2 has particulars: lagging
    Derived form: verb insulate1
  3. insulation - the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
    --3 is a kind of     protection
    --3 has particulars: lining
    Derived form: verb insulate1
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