Term: insulation: the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: venography: roentgenographic examination of veins
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: solo man: early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in Java
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: federal aviation agency: an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: mafioso: a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: sea raven: large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: right: (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: crying: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: toucher: a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: guy: an informal term for a youth or man
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: sweet false chamomile: annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior