絶縁

ぜつえん
isolation
insulation

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ぜつえん【絶縁】

①［別れること］

*divorce

〖C〗《正式》［通例 a ～］〔…との〕(完全な)分離， 絶縁〔between， from〕

insulation

〖U〗《正式》〔…からの〕隔離， 孤立， 絶縁〔against， from〕

**push

《英略式》［the ～］ 絶縁.

¶彼女は彼と～した

She broke off relations with him.

②［電気］

isolation

〖U〗〔電気〕絶縁.

¶ → 絶縁する

¶ → 絶縁体

¶ → 絶縁テープ

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ぜつえん【絶縁】

disconnection; breaking off relations (with sb); 【電】 insulation; isolation.

～する 〔縁を切る〕 break with 《sb》; break off [sever] relations (with sb); sever [cut] one's connection(s) 《with…》; be through (with…); disengage [disentangle] oneself 《from…》; 【電】 insulate; isolate.

●絶縁した 【電】 insulated; isolated

・宗教と絶縁した科学 science divorced from religion

・実生活と絶縁する get divorced [divorce oneself] from life

・彼とは絶縁した. I have done [finished] with him. | I'm through with him.

油[空気]絶縁 oil [air] insulation.

絶縁油 insulating oil.

絶縁器 an insulator; a (cut-off) switch.

絶縁機 an insulating machine.

絶縁材(料) an insulating material.

絶縁紙[ワニス, ワックス] insulating paper [varnish, wax].

絶縁試験[試験器] an insulation test [tester].

絶縁状 a letter breaking off a [one's] relationship 《with sb》; (女から男に送られる) a Dear John (letter); (男から女に送られる) a Dear Jane (letter).

絶縁線 an insulated wire.

●綿(_めん)絶縁線 a weatherproof wire.

絶縁体 【電】 an insulator; an isolator; a nonconductor.

絶縁耐力 dielectric strength.

絶縁抵抗 insulation resistance.

●絶縁抵抗計 【電】 an insulation resistance tester.

絶縁テープ a friction [an electric] tape.

絶縁塗料 (electrical) insulating varnish.

絶縁破壊 dielectric breakdown.