Insulation may refer to:
Thermal
- Thermal insulation, use of materials to reduce rates of heat transfer
- List of insulation materials
- Building insulation, thermal insulation added to buildings for comfort and energy efficiency
- Insulated siding, home siding that includes rigid foam insulation
- Insulated glazing, a thermally insulating window construction
- Insulated pipe, widely used for district heating and hot water supply in Europe
- Insulated shipping container, a type of packaging used to ship temperature-sensitive products
Electrical
- Insulator (electricity), the use of material to resist the electric current and magnetism
- Insulating link, a device used on the hook of a crane
- Insulation system, for wires used in generators, electric motors, transformers
- Myelination, electrical insulation of nerve cells
Other uses
- Soundproofing, also known as acoustic insulation, any means of reducing the intensity of sound
- Insulated neighborhood, chromosomal loop structures
See also
- Insolation or solar irradiance
- Insulator (disambiguation)
- Isolation (disambiguation)
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