different between insulation vs seclusion

English

Etymology

insulate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nsj??le???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??ns??le???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

insulation (countable and uncountable, plural insulations)

1. The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.
2. The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
3. Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
4. (engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
5. (engineering) The state of a body so separated.
6. (electricity) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.

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English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??klu???n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

seclusion (countable and uncountable, plural seclusions)

1. The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
2. The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
3. A secluded, isolated or private place.
4. (meteorology) The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.

Related terms

• seclude
• secluse
• secluseness
• seclusionist
• seclusive

Translations

References

• seclusion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• leucosins