Both Uses of
insulate
in
Brave New World
- And opening an insulated door he showed them racks upon racks of numbered test-tubes.
p. 5..1 *insulated = designed to prevent passage of heat or sound
- The molten stone poured out in a stream of dazzling incandescence across the road, the asbestos rollers came and went; at the tail of an insulated watering cart the steam rose in white clouds.
p. 62..9insulated = designed to prevent transfer of heat
Definition:
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(insulate as in: insulate the attic) to separate two things to prevent passage of something such as heat, cold, noise, or electricity -- often by covering one of the things with a material