(Canada) Additional money paid to workers based in remote communities to compensate for higher living and travel costs.

(sound, headphones) the property of blocking off outside sound through use of materials that reduce sound transmission from the exterior environment into the interior environment

A lightless, soundproof tank inside which a subject floats in salt water at skin temperature. They were originally used to test the effects of sensory deprivation and are now used for meditation and relaxation.

(basketball) A goal attempt that does not result from a direct pass.

plural of isolation play

plural of isolation tank

(chiefly epidemiology) Voluntary isolation from others, especially in order to avoid spreading a communicable disease.

A transformer used to transfer electrical power from a source of alternating current (AC) power to some equipment or device while galvanically isolating the device from the power source, usually for safety reasons.

(US, education, often attributive) In Connecticut, the status of a school meeting certain racial diversity quotas.

plural of self-isolation