Uninsulate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove insulation from. transitive

    "We can uninsulate the one plate of the differential inductometer; and bringing the other near, we can draw out of it a negative spark; then withdrawing it, we can get a positive spark."

Example

More examples

"We can uninsulate the one plate of the differential inductometer; and bringing the other near, we can draw out of it a negative spark; then withdrawing it, we can get a positive spark."

Etymology

From un- + insulate.

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