1. (

• insulation ,
• insularity ,
• insularism ,
• detachment

) the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" ;

2. (

• insulant ,
• insulation

) insulating 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 ;