Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An insulator.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, isolates.
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- noun an
electrical device thatdetects short circuits andisolates them
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the violent motion is confined to the isolator, meaning the building above only rocks very gently.
CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Natural Disasters - January 2, 2000 2000
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She categorized her boyfriend as an "isolator," a person who attempts to control a partner's behavior by monitoring their visits with friends and family, and progressively limiting the victim's social interaction to only the abuser and victim.
unknown title 2009
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Then one day, 2 years after our wedding, the isolator did something very odd.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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It's meant for beginners and I can't imagine painting this way, but the color checker or isolator is a good tip.
Color Isolator James Gurney 2010
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The question facing marketers is how to reach the emerging "impoverished isolator" demographic; people who rarely leave their homes, have stopped keeping up with friends and family and often spend several hours a day in the fetal position.
Lesley Stern: How To Live On $0 A Day: The Next Big Thing In Marketing -- Anti-Social Media 2009
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Any new Ares rockets will be updated to include the addition of upper plane C-Spring isolator module and the upper stage fuel tank LOX damper.
Engineers Find Fixes For Potential Thrust Oscillation Problem on Ares | Universe Today 2009
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In one case, authorities noticed the smell of cigarette smoke in a so-called "penalty isolator" cell where seven convicts were being held.
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In one case, authorities noticed the smell of cigarette smoke in a so-called "penalty isolator" cell where seven convicts were being held.
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But Double Glazing are not only isolator: thanks to them you can drastically reduce noise (very high in cities for example), improve security (it's difficult to accidentally broke a double glazing) and also improve the look of your property...all at a very low cost!
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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We also contacted -- the military has an isolator they can roll on or off aircraft and put patients in respiratory isolation without posing a risk to the pilot or the crew.
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An evil Decepticon that transforms into a cubicle.
October 29, 2008