🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Wärmedämmung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vɛːʁməˌdɛmʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Thermal insulation/ˈθɜːrməl ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Wärmedämmung des Hauses wurde verbessert."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Material or method used to reduce the transfer of heat.

    "The building's energy efficiency improved significantly after the installation of high-quality thermal insulation."
  2. 2

    The act of insulating to prevent heat loss or gain.

    "Proper thermal insulation is essential for maintaining comfortable indoor temperatures."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'thermal', derived from the Ancient Greek 'thermos' meaning hot, and 'insulation', stemming from the Latin 'insula' meaning island, originally referring to making something detached or isolated. In the mid-19th century, with the rise of industrial thermodynamics and building science, the phrase became standardized to describe materials used to reduce rate of heat transfer.

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