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Definitions of insulator
  1. noun
    a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
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  • flashover an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)
  • bakelite a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
  • semiconductor a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
  • dielectric heating heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field
  • semiconductive having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors
  • mineral wool a light fibrous material used as an insulator
  • semiconducting having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors
  • rock wool a light fibrous material used as an insulator
  • semiconducting material a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
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