Defn: Insular. [Obs.] Howell.
INSULATE
In"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Insulating.] Etym: [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See
Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics)
Defn: To prevent the transfer o Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.
INSULATED
In"su*la`ted, p. a.
1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or column. The special and insulated situation of the Jews. De Quincey.
2. (Elect. & Thermotics)
Defn: Separated from other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity.