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East-insular
East-insular East`-in"su*lar, a.
Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian. [R.] --Ogilvie.
InsularInsular In"su*lar, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F.
insulaire. See Isle.]
1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or
possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an
insular climate, fauna, etc.
2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow;
circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits,
opinions, or prejudices.
The penury of insular conversation. --Johnson. Insular
Insular In"su*lar, n.
An islander. [R.] --Berkeley.
Insularly
Insularly In"su*lar*ly, adv.
In an insular manner.
Insulary
Insulary In"su*la*ry, a.
Insular. [Obs.] --Howell.
InsulateInsulate In"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insulating.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula
island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no
communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o?
electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the
interposition of nonconductors.
Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or
some other nonconductor of electricity, used for
insulating a person or any object placed upon it. InsulatedInsulated In"su*la`ted, p. a.
1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies;
separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house
or column.
The special and insulated situation of the Jews.
--De Quincey.
2. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means
of nonconductors of heat or electricity.
3. (Astron.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond
the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be
so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is
insensible. --C. A. Young.
Insulated wire, wire wound with silk, or covered with other
nonconducting material, for electrical use. InsulatedInsulate In"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insulating.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula
island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no
communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o?
electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the
interposition of nonconductors.
Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or
some other nonconductor of electricity, used for
insulating a person or any object placed upon it. Insulated wireInsulated In"su*la`ted, p. a.
1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies;
separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house
or column.
The special and insulated situation of the Jews.
--De Quincey.
2. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means
of nonconductors of heat or electricity.
3. (Astron.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond
the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be
so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is
insensible. --C. A. Young.
Insulated wire, wire wound with silk, or covered with other
nonconducting material, for electrical use. InsulatingInsulate In"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insulating.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula
island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no
communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o?
electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the
interposition of nonconductors.
Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or
some other nonconductor of electricity, used for
insulating a person or any object placed upon it. Insulating stoolInsulate In"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insulating.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula
island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no
communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o?
electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the
interposition of nonconductors.
Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or
some other nonconductor of electricity, used for
insulating a person or any object placed upon it. Insulation
Insulation In`su*la"tion, n.
1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated;
detachment from other objects; isolation.
2. (Elec. & Thermotics) The act of separating a body from
others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of
electricity or of heat; also, the state of a body so
separated.
Insulation
Insulation In`su*la"tion, n.
The material or substance used in insulating.
Insulator
Insulator In"su*la`tor, n.
1. One who, or that which, insulates.
2. (Elec. & Thermotics) The substance or body that insulates;
a nonconductor.
multiple disseminated or insular sclerosisSclerosis Scle*ro"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. (??, fr. sklhro`s
hard.]
1. (Med.) Induration; hardening; especially, that form of
induration produced in an organ by increase of its
interstitial connective tissue.
2. (Bot.) Hardening of the cell wall by lignification.
Cerebro-spinal sclerosis (Med.), an affection in which
patches of hardening, produced by increase of the
neuroglia and atrophy of the true nerve tissue, are found
scattered throughout the brain and spinal cord. It is
associated with complete or partial paralysis, a peculiar
jerking tremor of the muscles, headache, and vertigo, and
is usually fatal. Called also multiple, disseminated, or
insular, sclerosis. PeninsulaPeninsula Pen*in"su*la, n. [L. peninsula or paeninsula; paene
almost + insula an island. See Isle.]
A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected
with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus. Peninsula State
Peninsula State Pen*in"su*la State
Florida; -- a nickname.
PeninsulatePeninsulate Pen*in"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Peninsulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Peninsulating.]
To form into a peninsula.
South River . . . peninsulates Castle Hill farm. --W.
Bentley. PeninsulatedPeninsulate Pen*in"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Peninsulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Peninsulating.]
To form into a peninsula.
South River . . . peninsulates Castle Hill farm. --W.
Bentley. PeninsulatingPeninsulate Pen*in"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Peninsulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Peninsulating.]
To form into a peninsula.
South River . . . peninsulates Castle Hill farm. --W.
Bentley. Septinsular
Septinsular Sep*tin"su*lar, a. [Septi- + insular.]
Consisting of seven islands; as, the septinsular republic of
the Ionian Isles.
Meaning of INSULA from wikipedia
- Look up
insula in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Insula is the
Latin word for "island" and may
refer to:
Insula (Roman city), a
block in a
Roman city...
- The
insular cortex (also
insula and
insular lobe) is a
portion of the
cerebral cortex folded deep
within the
lateral sulcus (the
fissure separating the...
- In
Roman architecture, an
insula (Latin for "island", pl.: insulae) was one of two things:
either a kind of
apartment building, or a city block. This article...
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Ínsula (Spanish: Isle) is a
magazine which features articles on
literary work and
literary criticism. Its
subtitle is
Revista de
Letras y
Ciencias Humanas...
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Waipoua insula is a
species of
Orsolobidae that is
endemic to New Zealand. This
species was
described in 1985 by Ray
Forster and
Norman Platnick from a...
- temporal, or
parietal operculum,
which together cover the
insula as the
opercula of
insula. It can also
refer to the
occipital operculum, part of the...
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Zemlia Island (Romanian:
Insula K, Ukrainian: Острів Нова Земля),
sometimes referred to as the
Island of
Happiness (Romanian:
Insula Fericirii), is a newly...
- area of
about 1,800
square metres (19,000 sq ft)
occupying most of its
insula. Its
quality means the
owner must have been an
aristocrat involved in politics...
- The
Latin word
insula (lit. 'island'; pl.: insulae) was used in
Roman cities to mean
either a city
block in a city plan (i.e. a
building area surrounded...
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Tiber Island (Italian:
Isola Tiberina, Latin:
Insula Tiberina) is the only
river island in the part of the
Tiber which runs
through Rome.
Tiber Island...
