The Collaborative International Dictionary
Insulated \In"su*la`ted\ ([i^]n"s[-u]*l[=a]"t[e^]d), p. a.
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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. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity.
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(Astron.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is insensible.
--C. A. Young.Insulated wire, wire covered with some nonconducting material, such as plastic or silk, for use in conducting electricity.
Usage examples of "insulated wire".
Scobie dropped the meter of heavy-gauge insulated wire which was standard issue on extravehicular missions, in case you needed to make a special electrical connection or a repair.
Rope, hook, tarpaulin, twine, insulated wire-cutters, chisels, first-aid box.
With the thick insulated wire under his arm, the avatar approached the constellation of rubbish that Derkhan recognized as the Construct Councils head (with a slight unsettling jolt, as at a childs book of optical tricks, as if an ink drawing of a young womans face had suddenly become a crones).
This was complicated by the fact that he had no insulated wire, only a supply of stiff, drawn-metal thread possibly intended for making fences.
There was some insulated wire behind the seat and he used this to secure the unconscious man's hands.
With infinite patience, he reconnected the two needles to the ends of the insulated wire that carried the live current.
She hung for a moment from the insulated wire rope, looking like some rare, ripe fruit.
The Thinking Machine examined the work that had been done, grunted his satisfaction, and together they went to the skylight, leaving a thin, insulated wire behind them stringing along to mark their path.