different between limited vs insulated

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?m?t?d/
• Hyphenation: lim?it?ed

Verb

limited

1. simple past tense and past participle of limit

Adjective

limited (comparative more limited, superlative most limited)

1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
2. Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.

   There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.

   I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.

Synonyms

• finite

Antonyms

• endless
• infinite
• unlimited

Derived terms

• feature-limited
• limited-stop
• time-limited

Related terms

• limitedly
• limitedness

See also

• Ltd.

Translations

Noun

limited (plural limiteds)

1. (rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

References

• limited on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• delimit, melitid

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