superinsulating

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English

Etymology

From super- +‎ insulating.

Pronunciation

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Verb

superinsulating

  1. present participle and gerund of superinsulate

Adjective

superinsulating (not comparable)

  1. (physics) Displaying infinite resistivity at finite temperatures; in a state of superinsulation.
    • 2016, Tal Levinson, Adam Doron, Idan Tamir, Girish Chandra Tewari, Dan Shahr, “A Direct Determination of the Temperature of Overheated Electrons in an Insulator”, in arXiv:
      Electron overheating has been shown to give a consistent description of this behavior, but there are other, more exotic, explanations including a novel, superinsulating state and a many-body localized state.
  2. Capable of producing superinsulation.
    • 2012, Jochen Fricke, Aerogels, →ISBN, page v:
      Silica aerogels as translucent or transparent superinsulating fillers in window systems could help to considerably reduce thermal losses in windows and to improve the energy balance in passive solar systems.