insulae
Ancient Roman housing
Insulae is the plural of insula, a Latin word meaning island.
In Roman history, insulae were multi-story apartment buildings housing the urban poor—residential blocks that functioned like islands in the city grid.
In neuroanatomy, the insula is a region of the cerebral cortex folded deep within the brain, and insulae refers to multiple such structures or discussions of them across subjects.
Multi-unit urban dwelling
- apartmentRented unit in building
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- rentalPaid temporary use
dwelling · multistory · landlord · tenant · slum · quarters · lodging · residence
Multi-unit urban dwelling
- apartmentRented unit in building
- domusRoman private residence
- plebeiansRoman lower classes
- patriciansHereditary ruling class
Ostia · Pompeii · atrium · forum · aqueduct · latrine · fire hazard · collapse
Organ's external tissue
- brainSeat of cognition
- limbicOf emotional brain structures
- emotionComplex psychological state
- tasteFlavor perception ability
disgust · empathy · salience · anterior · posterior · gyrus · lobe · claustrum
Act of unearthing
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- digUnearth by shoveling
preservation · Herculaneum · foundations · frescoes · mosaics · reconstruction · floor plan · walls
tenement
Multi-unit urban dwelling
rental · dwelling · multistory · landlord · tenant · slum · quarters · lodging · residence · rooms
tenement
Multi-unit urban dwelling
patricians · Ostia · Pompeii · atrium · forum · aqueduct · latrine · fire hazard · collapse · rent
cortex
Organ's external tissue
taste · disgust · empathy · salience · anterior · posterior · gyrus · lobe · claustrum · consciousness
excavation
Act of unearthing
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
dig · preservation · Herculaneum · foundations · frescoes · mosaics · reconstruction · floor plan · walls · remains
- natural insulationBuilt-in temperature regulation
- attic insulationMaterial preventing heat escape overhead
- insulation boardRigid thermal barrier material
- building insulationMaterial reducing heat transfer
- electrical insulatorCharge-flow-blocking material
- thermal insulationMaterial preventing heat transfer
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