The base framework includes C and C++ programming interfaces exposed via native libraries that insulate the host application from Chromium and Blink implementation details.
verb /'ɪnsəlet/
1
to cover or protect something with a material that stops electricity, sound, heat etc from getting in or out.
to add a material or substance to (something) in order to stop heat, electricity, or sound from going into or out of it.
to protect sth with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through.
to cover and surround something with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound or electricity from escaping or entering.
to cover something in order to prevent heat, cold, noise, or electricity from passing through it.
To insulate something such as a building means to protect it from cold or noise by covering it or surrounding it in a thick layer.
If a piece of equipment is insulated, it is covered with rubber or plastic to prevent electricity passing through it and giving the person using it an electric shock.
insulate something from/against something
Pipes may need insulating against the cold.
an insulated attic.
They used a special type of fiberglass to insulate the attic.
a material that is able to insulate against cold.
Home owners are being encouraged to insulate their homes to save energy.
You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed.
It will take almost 25 years to insulate the homes of the six million households that require this assistance.
Is there any way we can insulate our home from the noise?
Are your hot and cold water pipes well insulated?
a garment lined with a light insulating material.
In order to make it safe, the element is electrically insulated.
electrical insulating tape.
2
to keep someone apart from particular experiences or influences, especially unpleasant ones.
to prevent (someone or something) from dealing with or experiencing something : to keep (someone or something) separate from something unpleasant, dangerous, etc.
to protect sb/sth from unpleasant experiences or influences.
to protect someone or something from outside influences.
to protect someone from unpleasant knowledge or harmful experiences.
If a person or group is insulated from the rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them.
The royal/'rɔɪəl/ family tried to insulate him from the prying eyes of the media.
The company has tried to insulate itself from the region's political turmoil [/'tɝmɔɪl/ a state of confusion, excitement, or anxiety].
I wish I could insulate my children from/against painful experiences.
Until now the industry has been insulated from economic realities.
Children should be insulated from the horrors of war.
Until recently the country's economy has been insulated from recession by its reserves of raw materials.
The president was insulated from the pressure of public opinion.
They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems.
Their wealthy families had further insulated them from reality with the privilege /'prɪvlɪdʒ/ that money could buy.
insulated adjective
insulated windows and doors.
an insulated ceiling.
insulated wires.
Our heating bills are high because our house is poorly insulated.
insulation noun
They lived in happy insulation from brutal/'brutl/ facts.
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