isolating

Definition of Isolating in English :

Adjective

1. isolating

relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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linguistics another word for analytic

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tr.v. i·so·lat·ed, i·so·lat·ing, i·so·lates

1.

a. To cause to be alone or apart, as in being inaccessible or unable to move about: The police isolated the area until more help could arrive.

b. To place in quarantine.

c. To cause to become socially or politically unengaged or ostracized: an immigrant who was isolated by his poor language skills.

d. To render free of external influence; insulate: a system of government that isolated its citizens from foreign ideas.

2. To identify or distinguish as a separate entity or group: The study tried to isolate the effects of changing schools on student performance.

3.

a. Chemistry To separate (a substance) in pure form from a combined mixture.

b. Microbiology To separate (a pure strain of a microorganism or virus) from a mixed culture.

4. Psychology To separate (experiences or memories) from the emotions relating to them.

5. Electricity

a. To set apart (a component, circuit, or system) from a source of electricity.

b. To insulate or shield.

adj. (-lĭt, -lāt′)

Separated from others: an isolate population.

n. (-lĭt, -lāt′)

1. A person, thing, or group that has been isolated, as by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers.

2. Microbiology A population of microorganisms or viruses that has been isolated.

3. Linguistics A language isolate.

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