Go to the hardware store and buy a roll of insulating tape.
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Insulating
Synonyms for "insulating" (26 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (7)
Adjective(1 words)
electrical tape
Noun(6 words)
Related words (13)
Noun(13 words)
isolatelow heat transfernonconductivenonconductorprotectiveprotective covershieldshieldingsoundproofingthermal insulationweatherizingwinterizingwrap
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More general
11 entriesactionaction verbbarrierinsulationmaterialphysical propertypracticeprocessprotectionsubstancetransitive verb
More specific
17 entriesacoustic insulationaerogelblanket insulationcable insulationcelluloseelectrical insulationfiberglassfoam boardfoam insulationinstallationinstallation of insulationisolation barriermineral woolnoise barrierthermal insulationvapor barrier
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
14 entriesacoustic insulationdielectric materialelectrical insulationinsulating blanketinsulating boardinsulating coatinginsulating foaminsulating glassinsulating layerinsulating materialinsulating tapeinsulation layerinsulation performancethermal insulation
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
While the temperature above the snow can be -40° F, the temperature beneath the snow can be much warmer, even close to the freezing point at 32° F, because the layer of snow acts like an insulating blanket.
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Shuttle officials say lightweight insulating foam that flew off Columbia's external fuel tank broke into dust and was not heavy enough to have damaged its left wing.
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When oil gets in the ocean, birds are among the first victims: their plumage quickly loses its insulating properties with only a few drops of oil, so that the birds become hypothermic and die.
Source: tatoeba (13401061)