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metallic insulator

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metallic insulator [mə′tal·ik ′in·sə‚lād·ər]
(electromagnetism)
Section of transmission line used as a mechanical support device; the section is an odd number of quarter-wavelengths long at the frequency of interest, and the input impedance becomes high enough so that the section effectively acts as an insulator.


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