isolator

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English

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Etymology

From isolate +‎ -or.

Noun

isolator (plural isolators)

  1. An electrical device that detects short circuits and isolates them.
  2. A device that isolates something from the surrounding environment to keep it sterile.
    • 2007, PHARMACEUTICAL INSPECTION CO-OPERATION SCHEME, ISOLATORS USED FOR ASEPTIC PROCESSING AND STERILITY TESTING, Recommendation, picscheme.org, p.1
      The term ‘Isolator’ as used in the Pharmaceutical Industry covers a variety of pieces of equipment. One group has the main objective of providing containment for the handling of dangerous materials either aseptically or not. Another group has the main objective of providing a microbiologically controlled environment within which aseptic operations can be carried out.
    • 2011, WHO, Annex 6: WHO good manufacturing practices for sterile pharmaceutical products, WHO Technical Report Series, No. 961, 2011, who.int, p.18
      The use of isolator technology to minimize human interventions in processing areas may result in a significant decrease in the risk of microbial contamination of aseptically manufactured products from the environment. There are many possible designs of isolators and transfer devices .
  3. A transparent box for holding small live animals.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch isolator.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: iso‧la‧tor

Noun

isolator (first-person possessive isolatorku, second-person possessive isolatormu, third-person possessive isolatornya)

  1. (physics) insulator: a substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).
    Antonym: konduktor

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

isolator m (definite singular isolatoren, indefinite plural isolatorer, definite plural isolatorene)

  1. an insulator (object or material that does not conduct electricity; a non-conductor)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

isolator m (definite singular isolatoren, indefinite plural isolatorar, definite plural isolatorane)

  1. an insulator (as above)

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Swedish

Noun

isolator c

  1. insulator; a material or a structure which does not conduct electricity.

Declension

Declension of isolator 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative isolator isolatorn isolatorer isolatorerna
Genitive isolators isolatorns isolatorers isolatorernas
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