Botany. 1  a tuft of silky hairs at the end of a seed. 2  the leafy crown of a tree; cluster of leaves at the end of a stem. 3  a terminal cluster of bracts, as in the pineapple.
The flexible pads are called base-isolators, whereas the structures protected by means of these devices are called base-isolated buildings. The main feature of the base isolation technology is that it introduces flexibility in the structure.
optoisolator. 1  A semiconductor device which allows electrical signals to be transferred between circuits, devices, or systems, while maintaining electrical isolation between them. 2  synonym optical coupler. 3  synonym optical isolator.  synonym optical 1  link. synonym optically-coupled isolator.  synonym 1  optocoupler. synonym optoelectronic isolator.