Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch isolatie,[1] from French isolation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [isoˈlasi]
  • Hyphenation: iso‧la‧si

Noun

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isolasi (first-person possessive isolasiku, second-person possessive isolasimu, third-person possessive isolasinya)

  1. isolation,
    1. the state of being isolated, detached, or separated.
    2. the state of being away from other people.
      Synonyms: pengasingan, pemencilan, pengucilan
    3. (medicine) the separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others.
      Synonym: pengasingan
    4. (chemistry) the obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture.
  2. (physics, engineering, electricity) insulation, a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.

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References

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  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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