It is amazing that shredded paper makes a good insulator against the cold. From LearnThat.org.
This forms an insulator which is not affected by heat or moisture. From Wordnik.com. [Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc.] Reference
Conductors and insulator are supported by towers or poles. From Wordnik.com. [2. Power overhead-line systems] Reference
The lower the conductivity, the better an insulator is the material. From Wordnik.com. [2. Fundamentals] Reference
Tile roofing is a good insulator, keeping out excessive heat or cold. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
It is a conservator of heat and electricity as it is a good insulator. From Wordnik.com. [Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration] Reference
It is produced from the sap of tropical trees, and is a good insulator. From Wordnik.com. [Electricity for Boys] Reference
The wood is used for posts, cross-ties, wagon hubs, and insulator pins. From Wordnik.com. [Studies of Trees] Reference
Guide them in determining what makes a material effective as an insulator. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 19] Reference
The reduction of the two forms of heat loss makes glass an ideal insulator. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
This is because moisture is the enemy of crispiness, and fat acts as an insulator. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Hoggart's week: On Chesil Beach with Cameron and Co] Reference
His eye was caught by a small brown bird that hopped from fence to insulator fence. From Wordnik.com. [Gorky Park]
This is on the whole the most reliable and most perfect insulator for general purposes. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
At ordinary temperatures "mica" of the kind found in commerce is an excellent insulator. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Its insulator, B, Fig. 2, corresponds to the insulating interval between F and C, Fig. 1. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881] Reference
All the walls and most of the superstructure is wood -- a better insulator than concrete. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2009] Reference
The snow, trapping minuscule air pockets between its frozen crystals, was a good insulator. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
The electric properties are based on the fact that wood acts as an insulator when oven-dry. From Wordnik.com. [1. Wood] Reference
In other words, mercury acts as a sort of insulator against the earth's gravitational waves. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a psychic revelation] Reference
For example, haystacks commonly catch on fire because dry hay is such an excellent insulator. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
This substance has two NASA applications: one is an insulator, the other as a space butterfly net. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2006] Reference
The insulators are of glass, protected by a wooden shield, of the pattern known as the Wade insulator. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865] Reference
It was more than a question of finding the perfect electrical insulator, though that would be handy too. From Wordnik.com. [Security] Reference
In order to purify it sufficiently for use as an insulator, the sulphur may be melted at a temperature of. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
These old trees have rough bark, which may serve as an effective insulator against extremes of temperature. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946] Reference
He knows that a current can't pass through an insulator, so a condenser obviously can't be what you say it is. From Wordnik.com. [Anchorite] Reference
Omega explained that likely its bony scales had acted as an insulator against the action of the invisible wall. From Wordnik.com. [Omega, the Man] Reference
It is not known whether there is such a thing as a perfect insulator, even if we presuppose ideal circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
It is considered one of the timbers likely to supply the place of black locust for insulator pins on telegraph poles. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
Like wood and other semiconductors, paper can be vastly improved as an insulator by saturating it with melted paraffin. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
A similar insulator was provided at the other end of the wire, thus preventing its becoming grounded to the house or barn. From Wordnik.com. [The Radio Boys' First Wireless Or Winning the Ferberton Prize] Reference
The sectional view, Fig 2, shows the construction of the insulator and the manner of fastening it to the cross arm or bracket. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
With this insulator these nests cannot cause a weather contact or earth; on the contrary, the nest rather improves the insulation. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
Pure white filter paper, perfectly dry, is probably a very fair insulator; the misfortune is that in practice it cannot be kept dry. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Mr. Wade also invented, in 1852, what is now known as the Wade insulator, which has been used more extensively, perhaps, than any other. From Wordnik.com. [Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men] Reference
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