aislador

Spanish

Etymology

From aislar + -dor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aislaˈdoɾ/ [ai̯s.laˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: ais‧la‧dor

Adjective

aislador (feminine aisladora, masculine plural aisladores, feminine plural aisladoras)

  1. insulating
    Synonym: aislante

Derived terms

Noun

aislador m (plural aisladores)

  1. (architecture, electronics) insulator
    Synonym: aislante
    • 2016 October 29, “Aeropuerto de Guayaquil tiene otro vecino: el Sky Building”, in El Universo:
      “Lo que hacen es absorber la energía emitida por el sismo transmitida por la tierra; como el edificio tiene un sótano está anclado a la tierra, entonces el aislador lo que hace es cortar y absorber esa energía y no permitir que se transmita para el resto del edificio”, mencionó.
      “What they do is absorb the energy emitted by the earthquake transmitted by the earth; Since the building has a basement, it is anchored to the ground, so what the insulator does is cut and absorb that energy and not allow it to be transmitted to the rest of the building”, he mentioned.

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