English-French translations for insulation

• isolation
  Une meilleure isolation réduirait d'environ 5 % la consommation domestique en énergie. Better insulation would cut the residential energy consumption down by up to 5 %.
  J'ai voté pour le financement de l'isolation des bâtiments à l'aide des Fonds structurels. I voted in favour of financing the insulation of buildings from the Structural Funds.
  Nous devrions donc miser sur l'isolation, ainsi que sur d'autres mesures dans le secteur de la construction. We should therefore insist on insulation, as well as other measures, in the building industry.
• calorifugeage
• isolant
• isolateur
• isolement

Definition of insulation

• The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation
• The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation
• The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
• a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources

Related words

• insulation strippers
• insulation tape
• insulation-stripping pliers
• water insulation
• heat insulation
• sound insulation
• acoustic insulation
• heat (thermal) insulation
• thermal insulation