insulating material
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinsulateandmaterial
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insulate
verb[T]
uk/ˈɪn.sjə.leɪt/us/ˈɪn.sə.leɪt/
to cover and surround something with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping ...
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material
noun
uk/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofinsulateandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A constraint on brain evolution in cephalopods is the lack of capacity to manufacture myelin, theinsulatingmaterialof axons.
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The specimen holder was shielded byinsulatingmaterialto ensure constant temperature also in the small air space near the sample.
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Ideally, the sides and bottom of the bottom plate would be made of perfectlyinsulatingmaterialso all the heat would have to flow vertically upward, through the fluid layer.
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The agencies are also distributing firewood, stoves and additional roofing repair andinsulatingmaterial.
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At presentinsulatingmaterialis used in the walls only of houses of non-traditional construction such as temporary and permanent prefabricated houses.
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Why did a significant number of deaths occur through fumes from meltinginsulatingmaterialcovering the miles of cabling in a modern warship?
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Before the introduction of controls on the export of suchinsulatingmaterial, export licences were not needed to any destination.
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Another possibility could be the addition ofinsulatingmaterialto the blocks.
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A man has worked for a large number of years in a working environment where asbestos has been widely used as aninsulatingmaterial.
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Is plaster work or panelling regarded asinsulatingmaterial?
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I do not think that anyone has discovered anyinsulatingmaterial, except air, that will do it satisfactorily.
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That cylinder appears for some reason to have failed to such an extent that it had been leaking the bitumen compound which formed theinsulatingmaterialwithin the cylinder.
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These tests are now being tightened up, and of course theinsulatingmaterialmust certainly be looked at closely so that it can be excluded as a risk factor.
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Without protective clothing, my constituents have been able to take home the residue of their work—theinsulatingmaterial—and generously to give it to their wives and children.
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In an average semidetached house built before the early 1960s, and not subsequently fitted with extrainsulatingmaterial, about one-fifth of the total heat input is lost through the roof.
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There is a kind of ceiling, wall or floor heating system which essentially consists of a combination of conductive and resistive materials sandwiched between two layers ofinsulatingmaterial.
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If they are to burn thisinsulatingmaterialpurely as part of their refuse disposal duties they would not come under direct control of the inspectorate.
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Tile damage had also been traced to ablatinginsulatingmaterialfrom the cryogenic fuel tank in the past.
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Theinsulatingmaterialis typically made of solid polymers which have issues with degradation.
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