Aislar

Aislar is a Spanish verb meaning to separate something from its surroundings or to keep it apart. It can refer to creating physical separation, insulating, or creating a conceptual or social separation. The term is used across everyday language, science, engineering, and health contexts.

In everyday speech, aislar can describe actions such as aislar una habitación to improve temperature or acoustics, aislar a una persona for safety or privacy, or the reflexive form aislarse meaning to withdraw from social contact or to devote oneself to a task.

In construction and technical fields, aislar most often refers to insulation: to prevent heat, cold, moisture, or electricity from passing through a barrier. Examples include aislar una vivienda (to insulate a home) or aislar un cable (to insulate a cable) to prevent energy loss or interference.

In biology, medicine, and health, aislar describes the separation of a specimen or pathogen from others, or the isolation of a patient to prevent transmission. In microbiology, isolating a microorganism is the process of obtaining a pure culture. Public health uses isolation as a control measure during outbreaks.