Ĭn'su-lā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. isolation. See supra.]

1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects.
2. (Elec. & Thermotics.) The act of separating a body from others by non-conductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity or of heat; the state of a body so separated.