Definition of Insulating

1. Verb. (present participle of insulate) ¹

2. Adjective. That insulates ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Insulating

1. insulate [v] - See also: insulate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Insulating

insular part
insular part of middle cerebral artery
insular sclerosis
insular veins
insularism
insularisms
insularities
insularity
insularly
insulars
insulary
insulas
insulate
insulated
insulates
insulating (current term)
insulating material
insulating tape
insulating tapes
insulation
insulationist
insulationists
insulations
insulator
insulators
insulin
insulin-antagonizing factor
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
insulin-like-growth-factor-binding protein 6
insulin-like activity

Literary usage of Insulating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"Conducting wires provided with an insulating coating or covering. Insulated. ... A pair of pliers whose handles are encased in insulating material. ..."

2. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Insulation Air as an Insulator when tn the presence of insulating bodies of higher specific inductive capacity. CL Fortescue and S. \V. Farnsworth. ..."

3. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"insulating materials are materials which offer a very large resistance to the flow of electric current and for that reason they are used to keep the current ..."

4. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"This may bo done by insulating the outer surface from cold or the inner from ... Methods of insulating Roofs on the Outside.—There are several methods of ..."

5. Armature Winding and Motor Repair: Practical Information and Data Covering by Daniel Harvey Braymer (1920)
"Different weights and thicknesses of cloth are used for insulating purposes such as ... Cotton insulating material when treated with an insulating compound, ..."

6. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1902)
"1902 ENERGY LOSS IN COMMERCIAL insulating MATERIALS WHEN SUBJECTED TO HIGH POTENTIAL STRESS. BY CHARLES EDWARD SKINNER. Those who have had occasion to test ..."

7. An Elementary Treatise on Electricity by James Clerk Maxwell, William Garnett (1888)
"In every case, where- ever we find an electrified insulated body, we are sure to find at the boundaries of the insulating medium, wherever they may be, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Insulating on Dictionary.com!Search for Insulating on Thesaurus.com!Search for Insulating on Google!Search for Insulating on Wikipedia!

Search