different between insulated vs detached

English

Adjective

insulated (comparative more insulated, superlative most insulated)

1. Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
2. Placed or set apart.

   an insulated house or column

   • 1846, Thomas De Quincey, On Christianity, as an Organ of Political Movement (published in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine)

     the special and insulated situation of the Jews

3. (of an electrically conducting material) Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity.
4. (astronomy, dated) 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 effect of their mutual attraction is undetectable.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of C. A. Young to this entry?)

Verb

insulated

1. simple past tense and past participle of insulate

Anagrams

• nidulates, tasuldine

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??tæt??t/
• Rhymes: -æt?t
• Hyphenation: de?tached

Adjective

detached (comparative more detached, superlative most detached)

1. Not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to.
2. Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
3. Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
4. Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

Derived terms

• semi-detached

Translations

Verb

detached

1. simple past tense and past participle of detach