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insulation
Overview of noun insulation
The noun insulation has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment -- (the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel")
2. insulating material, insulant, insulation -- (a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity)
3. insulation -- (the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun insulation
3 senses of insulation
Sense 1
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
=> isolation
=> separation
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
insulating material, insulant, insulation
=> building material
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
insulation
=> protection
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun insulation
2 of 3 senses of insulation
Sense 2
insulating material, insulant, insulation
=> lagging
=> corkboard
Sense 3
insulation
=> lining
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun insulation
3 senses of insulation
Sense 1
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
=> isolation
Sense 2
insulating material, insulant, insulation
=> building material
Sense 3
insulation
=> protection
Antonyms of noun insulation
Member Holonyms of noun insulation
Substance Holonyms of noun insulation
Part Holonyms of noun insulation
Member Meronyms of noun insulation
Substance Meronyms of noun insulation
Part Meronyms of noun insulation
Meronyms of noun insulation
Holonyms of noun insulation
Attributes of noun insulation
Derived Forms of noun insulation
3 senses of insulation
Sense 1
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
RELATED TO>(verb) insulate#2
=> isolate, insulate
Sense 2
insulating material, insulant, insulation
RELATED TO>(verb) insulate#1
=> insulate
Sense 3
insulation
RELATED TO>(verb) insulate#1
=> insulate
Domain of noun insulation
Domain Terms of noun insulation
Familiarity of noun insulation
insulation used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun insulation
3 senses of insulation
Sense 1
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
> isolation
=> solitude, purdah
=> loneliness, solitariness
=> quarantine
=> insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
=> alienation, estrangement
=> anomie, anomy
=> privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment
Sense 2
insulating material, insulant, insulation
> building material
=> brick
=> building block
=> stone
=> bricks and mortar
=> cement
=> concrete
=> covering material
=> fencing material, fencing
=> flooring
=> gunite
=> insulating material, insulant, insulation
=> lath and plaster
=> lumber, timber
=> mortar
=> roofing material
=> shingle, shake
=> siding
=> staff
=> sticks and stone
=> wattle and daub
Sense 3
insulation
> protection
=> air cover
=> shielding
=> preservation, saving
=> momism, overprotection, overshielding
=> defense, defence
=> inoculating, vaccinating
=> patrol
=> self-defense, self-defence, self-protection
=> insulation
=> locking, lockup
=> escort, accompaniment
=> covering
=> immunization, immunisation
=> care, charge, tutelage, guardianship
=> ruggedization, ruggedisation
=> waterproofing, sealing
=> civil defense
Meronyms of noun insulation
3 senses of insulation
Sense 2
insulating material, insulant, insulation
=> building material
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun insulation
Grep of noun insulation
insulation
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