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isolating

i·so·lat·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahy-suh-ley-ting, is-uh-]
    • /ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈɪs ə-/
    • /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-suh-ley-ting, is-uh-]
    • /ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈɪs ə-/

Definitions of isolating word

  • adjective isolating isolated; alone. 1
  • verb with object isolating to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone. 1
  • verb with object isolating Medicine/Medical. to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine. 1
  • verb with object isolating Chemistry, Bacteriology. to obtain (a substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state. 1
  • verb with object isolating Electricity. to insulate. 1
  • verb with object isolating Television. to single out (a person, action, etc.) for a camera closeup. 1
See all 12 definitions of isolating

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Origin of isolating

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; isolate + -ing2

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Parts of speech for Isolating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Isolating

isolating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for isolating

adjective isolating

  • in-between — a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.

noun isolating

  • cording — a type of corded material, esp when used as a decorative trimming
  • caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
  • insulation — material used for insulating.
  • selecting — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
  • pickings — the act of a person or thing that picks.
All 7 Synonyms of isolating

Top questions with isolating

  • what is noise isolating headphones?
  • what is a full bore isolating valve?

Related words

  • agglutinative

    tending to join or capable of joining

  • blockade

    A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.

  • carbon capture

    the capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide, esp as a technique to prevent climate change

  • form criticism

    a method of textual analysis, applied especially to the Bible, in which the origin and history of certain passages are traced by isolating their literary forms, as miracle story, saying, or apothegm, on the assumption that they were fixed by oral tradition prior to compilation in written form.

  • inflectional

    of, relating to, or used in inflection: an inflectional ending.

  • isolate

    to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
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