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Insulator

One who, or that which, insulates.

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Narrower term 1

Bushing 76% connected

of Bush

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 2

Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Synonym 2

Dielectric 92% connected

Any substance or medium that transmits the electric force by a process different from conduction, as in the phenomena of induction; a nonconductor. s…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nonconductor 92% connected

A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with diffi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.